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Early voting in the 2014 primary begins in nine months, and candidates are already firing up their campaigns.
McCune Davis says Legislature is more ‘locked in philosophy’ this time around
As Rep. Debbie McCune Davis enters her 26th year of service as a lawmaker, she reveals how losing a Corporation Commission race helped her career and the issues that keep her coming back to the Legislature, even when she’s at odds with how it’s functioning.
Salmon eyes U.S. House run in 2012
Jeff Flake replaced Matt Salmon in the U.S. House of Representatives, and now Salmon says he may seek to return the favor and return to Congress.
Capitol Quotes: Oct. 29, 2010
“In aggregate, I would give term limits a net minus, but I don’t attribute every ill that we have to term limits. They’re not responsible for 110 degrees in July.” — Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, talking about the movement to repeal term limits for politicians.
Arizona’s Government: The Next 100 Years
As Arizona nears its 100th birthday, we find ourselves divided, polarized and in desperate need of a government system that will serve us well for the next 100 years.
Politicians, lobbyists agree power has shifted into unelected hands
Political activists and observers say term limits should be termed out, but average voters seem to like the law just the way it is.
Session Wrap 2010
Unlike year’s past, lawmakers in 2010 wrapped up their work in late April, the earliest ending time in a decade. This year’s annual Session Wrap looks at the successes conservative legislators had in pushing policy, especially in the realm of social policy, and slashing government spending. There are also analyses of daily attendance and voting performance, as well as a look at which lawmakers[...]
Five senators signing off after this year
Half of the Senate won’t be coming back to the 30-person chamber in 2011. A majority of them face term limits and therefore cannot seek re-election. But some have decided to retire, for now at least.
Navajo president’s re-election bid contested
A Navajo presidential hopeful has filed an expected challenge to tribal President Joe Shirley's bid for a third consecutive term and contends he's breaking the law on term limits.
