At Democrats’ rally, candidates focus on Republican opponents
Arizona Democratic statewide candidates from up and down the ticket offered a preview of their campaign strategy for this year’s general election during a "unity rally" on Aug. 27 in west Phoenix.
Sen. Rogers sued by ex-aide
A former assistant to Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, is suing the senator and the state for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful termination.
Verdict weakens Hobbs – opens door for challengers?
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Marco Lopez is trying to seize an opportunity opened up by Katie Hobbs’ missteps in responding to a multimillion-dollar discrimination verdict.
Hobbs gets mixed results with latest apology
Hoping to undo damage to her gubernatorial bid, Democrat Katie Hobbs has issued a new apology to the staffer she fired in 2015 while she was minority leader in the state Senate.
Hobbs damaged by Senate staffer verdict
A federal judge Tuesday denied a bid by the Senate to overturn a $2.75 million discrimination award against the Senate, leaving Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and state Democrats scrambling to blunt the effects of the verdict on her gubernatorial ambitions.
Jury awards Senate staffer $2.7M in discrimination suit
A jury awarded Senate policy adviser Talonya Adams $2.75 million on Wednesday after finding she was fired due to racial and sex-based discrimination.
Judge gives Senate new trial on retaliation claim
The state Senate will get a new chance to escape at least some of the financial penalty imposed over the firing of a staffer.
Fired Senate staffer who won discrimination suit reinstated
The Arizona Senate has reinstated a former Democratic policy adviser who won a federal discrimination lawsuit over being paid less than white male employees with similar jobs.
Peeved judge orders fired Senate staffer, chamber to negotiate reinstatement
Fired state Senate employee Talonya Adams and an attorney for the Senate must spend Monday morning holed up in a room together to work out the details of Adams’ reinstatement, and not come out until they reach an agreement, an exasperated federal judge ordered Friday.
Senate, fired Democratic staffer deadlock on reinstatement terms
The Arizona Senate and fired Democratic policy adviser Talonya Adams are headed back to court next week after failing to come to terms on her job reinstatement by the court-ordered deadline of Oct. 31.
Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back
A fired Senate staffer said Friday she hopes to go back to work even though it would mean working with – and for – some of the same people who a federal court jury said discriminated against her.
Judge: Fired Senate Democratic staffer will get $350,000, job back
A former policy adviser for the Arizona Senate Democratic caucus will receive her job back and more than $350,000 in damages, a federal judge ruled Thursday.