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Stan Barnes

Apr 26, 2021

Census says no more seats in Congress for Arizona

Arizona is not going to get more representation in Washington.

Mar 12, 2021

Bipartisan ‘political science experiment’ plays in Legislature

Usually, legislative Democrats are lucky if it takes two hands to count the number of bills they get signed into law.

Mar 11, 2021

Election measures keep moving along partisan lines

With most headline-grabbing election measures dead, numerous others that pit arguments of voter integrity against voter suppression are working their way through the Legislature.

May 22, 2020

Ducey’s year to be measured by crisis management, not political gains

Nobody could have expected the 2020 legislative session to turn out the way that it did, including Gov. Doug Ducey, who may have taken more losses than anybody in terms of pushing legislative priorities.

May 15, 2020

Masks become symbol of person’s politics, virtue

The Senate served as a microcosm of the nation, where wearing a mask — or not wearing one — has become a political symbol for many.

Oct 17, 2019

Arizona GOP fundraising drops significantly under Ward

The Arizona Democratic Party is out raising the state GOP by a lot.

Feb 12, 2019

Kelly: Border is porous, no opinion on single-payer health care

Former astronaut Mark Kelly waded into the political arena Tuesday, making a bid for U.S. Senate and hoping to prove to Arizonans he about more than just gun control.

Sep 21, 2018

Republican aims to limit lawmakers’ conflicts of interest

Arizona lawmakers get paid $24,000 annually. Most have full-time jobs beyond the business of sponsoring and voting on bills for four to five months out of the year.

Jul 20, 2018

David Garcia’s call to reform ICE politically risky in Arizona

David Garcia’s recent calls to overhaul the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may have been a step too far, and the resistance he has received could be a sign that unapologetic progressivism won’t play well in Arizona this election cycle.

Hiral Tipirneni, Democratic candidate in the special election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, greets supporters after polls closed in her run against Republican Debbie Lesko, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Glendale, Ariz. Lesko won the election. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Apr 26, 2018

CD8 results give Democrats confidence for midterm elections

The outlook of Democrats in the state got rosier on April 24 when the special election results in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District put the Republican candidate in the bright red district ahead by only 5 percentage points.

Apr 16, 2015

Legislative leaders recap the session

The tone for this year’s legislative session was set when Senate President Andy Biggs and House Speaker David Gowan stood with Gov. Doug Ducey as he introduced his budget in January, observed political consultant Stan Barnes.

Sep 5, 2014

Politicos analyze losing Arizona GOP gubernatorial campaigns

Now that Doug Ducey has secured the Republican nomination for governor, many politicos speak of his primary win as a forgone conclusion.<br.
The state treasurer and former Cold Stone Creamery CEO locked up support from a broad coalition of GOP supporters early, out-fundraised his opponents, put millions of dollars of his money into his campaign when it mattered most and was able to withstand[...]

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