Former Gov. Doug Ducey officially turned over the governor’s office to Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday, marking a shift in party power at the state’s highest office and the end of a lengthy and consequential era in Arizona politics.
Read More »Classroom cameras spur Lake challengers 
A proposal to put cameras in public school classrooms has stirred two Republican candidates for governor to go on the offensive against the front-runner, providing a preview of battles to come in the primary race.
Read More »Campaign launches range from amateurish to slick 
Several political consultants accepted the Arizona Capitol Times’ invitation to critique the campaign kick-offs and comment on how their candidacies stack up.
Read More »Recreational pot struggles in polls, low on funds 
Polling data and an expensive media market paint a gloomy picture for legalizing recreational marijuana at the ballot this year.
Read More »Court rules ballot measures can’t use online signature gathering 
Arizona groups still trying to put a measure on the November ballot are going to have to try to get needed signatures the old fashioned face-to-face way despite the COVID-19 outbreak. In a brief order Wednesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ...
Read More »Coronavirus puts brakes on signature gathering for ballot measures
Initiatives face a strong possibility of not collecting enough signatures to land on the November ballot with the COVID-19 becoming widespread, and the latest projections of cases could mean a shelter-in-place policy is coming.
Read More »Campaign launches to oppose recreational marijuana ballot measure 
The ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana has an opposition campaign, but the advocates trying to legalize it say their opposition made a rookie mistake.
Read More »Stacy Pearson: A PR pro with no BS
Stacy Pearson used to ask the questions and now she prepares how to answer them.
Read More »2nd group launches bid to legalize recreational pot
A new cannabis group that formed to oppose a 2020 marijuana ballot initiative to legalize recreational use launched its own competing effort November 13 with plans to have legislators send it to the voters in lieu of collecting signatures.
Read More »Group to write alternative to recreational marijuana ballot proposal
A group of businesses has united to oppose the initiative being circulated to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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