Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Arizona attorney general-elect Brnovich appoints top aides
Arizona Attorney General-elect Mark Brnovich has announced the appointment of two top officials for his incoming administration.
Sources: Brno set to name solicitor general
Brnovich has picked a former colleague from the US Attorney’s Office to be his solicitor general. According to sources, Assistant US Attorney John R Lopez, who currently serves as executive assistant to US Attorney John Leonardo, will be named solicitor general later this week.
Online popularity didn’t equal automatic votes for Arizona candidates
While it’s nice to be liked as a politician, it’s better to be elected. And the results of this week’s balloting in Arizona challenge conventional wisdom and recent studies that suggest candidates with a more engaging social media presence are more likely to win elections.
Brnovich names transition team
Attorney general-elect Mark Brnovich named a four-person transition team that includes some of his earliest supporters.
Brnovich builds on primary upset, tops Rotellini in AG’s race
Mark Brnovich’s supporters in the Republican primary cast him as the best hope of keeping the Attorney General’s Office in GOP hands following years of scandal from incumbent Tom Horne. The former prosecutor delivered on that optimism as he defeated Democrat Felecia Rotellini in one of Arizona’s most hard-fought statewide contests.
APS spends big for Brnovich as company battles pollution rules
The parent company of the state's largest electric utility is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars through a third party to ensure that Republican Mark Brnovich becomes the next state attorney general.
Poll 1: Ducey up, Brno up bigger
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club today released its first poll since late September, and its results are largely the same, at least when it comes to the governor’s race. Ducey led DuVal 43 percent to 36 percent, with 5 percent going to Libertarian Barry Hess, 2 percent going to Americans Elect nominee John Lewis Mealer and 14 percent undecided.
Secretary of state dismisses lobbying complaint against Brnovich
The Secretary of State’s Office dismissed a claim filed by the Arizona Democratic Party against Mark Brnovich, the Republican nominee for attorney general.
Complaint filed against attorney general candidate Brnovich
The Arizona Democratic Party wants an investigation into whether Republican attorney general candidate Mark Brnovich failed to register as a lobbyist in 2006.
Brnovich, Rotellini relentlessly attack each other in debate
A debate between the two candidates vying to be Arizona’s next attorney general quickly turned into a slugfest as Republican Mark Brnovich and Democrat Felecia Rotellini criticized each other’s records and savaged each other over issues such as private prisons, the Obama administration, border security and socially conservative legislation in a debate on Tuesday.
Arizona AG candidates Brnovich, Rotellini to debate tonight
The candidates for Arizona attorney general are set to face off in a televised debate. Republican Mark Brnovich and Democrat Felecia Rotellini will debate at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on KAET's Horizon show. The debate is sponsored by the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.