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Brewer backing fails to help moderate challengers
The chorus of Tea Party anger that drove conservative candidates to challenge their party’s elected officials is faltering to take down Republican legislators who supported Medicaid expansion.
Reagan wins GOP secretary of state race
Sen. Michele Reagan will be the Republican nominee for secretary of state after winning her three-way primary.
Capitol Times readers offer primary predictions
The Arizona Capitol Times asked its readers to predict how the primary elections would turn out. Here’s a look at what the newspaper’s readers think will happen.
Brewer backs newcomers who could carry on her legacy
While Gov. Jan Brewer follows through on her pledge to help Republican lawmakers who backed her in her battle for Medicaid expansion, the governor is also lending a hand to legislative hopefuls who could fight for her vision after she leaves office.
Outside spending drives secretary of state races
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club has never shown much of an interest in who serves as Arizona’s secretary of state. That changed this year. So far, the conservative, free market advocacy group has spent nearly $480,000 in the three-way Republican primary for secretary of state, promoting Rep. Justin Pierce, R-Mesa, and attacking opponents Wil Cardon and Sen. Michele Reagan, R-Scottsdale.
Cardon’s siblings claim he squandered the family’s money on lavish lifestyle, politics
Six of secretary of state candidate Wil Cardon’s seven siblings sued him over his control of family trust funds and his use of their money, including more than $6 million he spent on his failed U.S. Senate campaign in 2012.
Brewer endorses Michele Reagan for secretary of state
Senator Michele Reagan, who is in a three-way primary race for Secretary of State, today snagged the coveted endorsement of Gov. Jan Brewer.
GOP secretary of state candidates joust over ‘dark money’ disclosure
One of the three Republicans running for Secretary of State said Tuesday night he’s not convinced that Arizona law should bar anonymous spending on political campaigns.
Reagan tops fundraising in secretary of state race
Sen. Michele Reagan leads secretary of state hopefuls in fundraising through the first five months of 2014 and has the most cash on hand as the Republican primary election campaign begins to heat up.
Solar panel companies sue Revenue Department over property tax hike
Two solar panel companies filed a lawsuit today alleging the Arizona Department of Revenue acted illegally last year by issuing a new interpretation of existing property tax law which stripped an exemption from homeowners’ leased solar panels.
Race for AZ secretary of state attracts little attention
Compared to the high-profile races for governor and attorney general, the first wide-open secretary of state’s race in 12 years is flying under the radar.
Immigration heavyweight lands in Reagan’s corner
Reagan today (June 16) picked up a surprising endorsement: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who is perhaps best known in the Grand Canyon State for being the primary author of S1070.
