Senate President Karen Fann has selected Douglas York, a Republican from Maricopa County, to serve on the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the Senate GOP announced today.
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Why Trump will leave office if he loses the election
We should expect a partisan battle over the election. We should expect Trump to fight hard in the courts. We should expect tense moments. Surprises. Disappointments. Shocks. But, ultimately, Trump will not defy a court order and prevent the peaceful transfer of power.
Read More »Dems pour money into ousting incumbents in red-hued LD11 
Few paid attention to the district before the primaries. But since, national and state Democrats have made LD11 a top target, at least on paper.
Read More »Alone among Democrats, Sinema stays silent on GOP Supreme Court push
Almost every Senate Democrat has come out against President Trump’s plan to rush through a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - except Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
Read More »2020 is going to be a health care election
Word of advice to the President and especially to Arizona’s appointed Senator, if the next Supreme Court justice doesn’t unconditionally support protecting pre-existing conditions and upholding the health care law of the land, Arizonans will remember in November and mark their ballot for Joe Biden and Mark Kelly.
Read More »Decade of Dem gains sets stage for nail-biter legislative races
House and Senate seats have only flipped when fewer than 10 percentage points separate voter registration numbers for the two major parties. This year, that holds true in nine districts.
Read More »Plan to aid small businesses starts with grants – not loans
Now is the time to get things right. We can’t afford another regression like we’ve seen across our state this summer.
Read More »French smart, compassionate, deserves a look
Dear Editor, I’ve read in this paper that Republicans in Legislative District 6 are distraught over the primary victory of Wendy Rogers, their party’s candidate for State Senate. They say they’ll have trouble supporting her and question her integrity. Can ...
Read More »Toma, Kavanagh, Kern gunning for House majority leader 
A trio of Republicans are jostling to lead the GOP House majority next year – should a GOP House majority still exist, that is.
Read More »Lawmaker: Republicans out to remove LD6 nominee from ballot 
An upset for Wendy Rogers in Legislative District 6 has led some Republicans to write off the Senate seat as a lost cause and others to brainstorm ways to replace her with another Republican candidate.
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