Arizona Capitol Times has now recognized Joe Kanefield, a partner with Ballard Spahr, twice in one year – first as the Best Political Lawyer in June and now as a Leader of the Year. And for good reason. Kanefield’s experience ...

The race to be Arizona’s next treasurer hasn’t really begun yet, but a candidate and potential candidate are already butting heads and getting lawyers involved.

It was the impeachment of former Gov. Evan Mecham that first interested Kanefield in government. More than two decades later he, too, would find himself in the midst of divisive controversies at the Capitol.

Christine Jones is going back to court in the hopes of reversing Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead over her in the increasingly litigious Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.

Just hours before the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certifies the results of the primary election, including Andy Biggs’ razor-thin, nine-vote win in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District, a judge will rule on whether to add a few dozen more votes to the mix.

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will once again take on a big-name Washington, D.C., attorney to argue its case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pima and Pinal counties may have to set their tax rates – and hike the levy on businesses and homeowners – before any court decides whether a provision in the state budget is legal.

Following the attorney general’s decision to end the state’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling against a key component of the state’s campaign finance laws, the Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted to take action of its own, but wouldn’t say exactly what that action will be.

It’s no secret the Clean Elections Commission has enemies at the Capitol who have been seeking its destruction year after year, but CCEC Executive Director Tom Collins and attorney Joe Kanefield told commissioners today that there is an opportunity to reach a compromise.

In November, voters will decide whether to increase lawmakers’ salaries to $35,000 a year from $24,000, based on a recommendation from the Commission on Salaries for Elective State Officers. It would be the first raise for state lawmakers since voters approved one in 1998.