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Scramble over rising revenues begins – save it or spend it
After four years of painful slashing, a steady uptick in state revenues could lead to a budget showdown the public hasn’t seen since the heydays of Arizona’s economy — what to do with “surplus” money.
Huntsman doesn’t make it onto Arizona primary ballot
The Arizona secretary of state's office says Jon Huntsman has failed to qualify for the state's presidential primary.
GOP resigned to redistricting fate?
Mum is almost the word when it comes to the prospects of Republicans filing a lawsuit in hopes of altering the districts drawn by the IRC.
Microtargeting: Election profiteering or political precision?
For a hefty price, campaigns can get their hands on some surprising details about everyday people, then use that information to influence election outcomes. But “microtargeting,” as it's known, is no longer reserved for large, national campaigns. It's coming to a race near you.
Courting immigration
With U.S. Supreme Court taking on SB1070, illegal border crossers are back in campaign spotlight
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the lawsuit against SB1070 couldn’t have been timed better to put illegal immigration front and center for the 2012 campaign season.Gallardo to Brewer: Let’s eliminate presidential primaries
A Democratic lawmaker is pushing for the elimination of the presidential primary starting next year, a move that would cancel the Republican contest that is scheduled for February.
The chances that the Republican-led Legislature and Gov. Jan Brewer will favorably consider the idea are miniscule at best.
Fractured IRC gets back to work
After winning an Arizona Supreme Court battle against a Republican governor and Senate that ordered her removal, reinstated Independent Redistricting Commission Chairwoman Colleen Mathis is facing the immediate challenge of leading a commission that has fractured down party lines.
Panel rejects recommendation to mandate smoking cessation coverage
A joint legislative panel today refused to recommend a proposal that would require insurance companies to cover programs to help people stop smoking.
Cardon uses polished message in claiming ‘outsider’ status
Mesa businessman Wil Cardon branded himself as the anti-politician, an outsider who lacks a “politician’s polish,” as he put it, during a Nov. 15 speech at his new campaign headquarters near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
But the U.S. Senate candidate who is challenging Congressman Jeff Flake for the Republican nomination appears anything but politically naïve. In fact[...]
Stanton skates into Phoenix’s mayoral post
Democrat Greg Stanton breezed past Republican Wes Gullett to capture Phoenix's mayoral post in spirited race that centered heavily on lifting America's sixth largest city out of the economic doldrums it has felt since its housing market tanked.
Pearce, Tobin praise Republican commissioners
Senate President Russell Pearce and House Speaker Andy Tobin had a message Friday for the two Republican members of the embattled Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission – we know this isn’t your fault.
