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Nov 10, 2022

Dems expand leads in key races, Election Day drop-offs could shift momentum

Democrats running for key statewide offices expanded narrow leads over their Republican opponents Thursday.

Kathy Hoffman, Tom Horne, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Sep 15, 2022

Horne, Hoffman debate LGBTQ+ website

The Republican candidate for the state's top educational official is lashing out at incumbent Kathy Hoffman for her agency's decision to promote a web site for LGBTQ+ and "questioning teens.''

Oct 8, 2021

Udall takes step in run for schools chief

Rep. Michelle Udall has become the latest House member to seek higher office. 

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May 21, 2021

Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape

Arizona is sitting somewhere between keeping the 2020 election alive and preparing for the 2022 election, where all statewide executive offices will be on the ballot as well as a U.S. Senate seat.

In this Oct. 22, 2015, photo, former Department of Economic Security director Tim Jeffries stands outside his former office, adorned with a "Director J :)" sign. (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 27, 2020

Former DES head drops libel suit against state

The former director of the Department of Economic Security is dropping the libel lawsuit he filed against the state after he was fired.

Dec 9, 2019

Ylenia Aguilar: A new citizen cast her first ballot for herself

The American Dream means different things to different people, but to Ylenia Aguilar, it meant being able to vote for herself in the first election she was able to vote as an American citizen.

Don Shooter awaits a vote by the state House on whether to expel him on Feb. 1, 2018. He was later removed from office by a vote of 56-3. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Oct 22, 2019

Ousted lawmaker takes case to 9th Circuit

With new legal help, former Rep. Don Shooter is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to give him a chance to prove that his civil rights were violated when he was ousted by colleagues – and to expose what he claims are improper and illegal bidding practices.

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Sep 2, 2019

Suit challenges legal process of Arizona administrative hearings

A Washington, D.C. organization is challenging the ability of the heads of state agencies in Arizona to discard the conclusions of independent hearing officers.

Jun 25, 2019

Trump taps Stephanie Grisham as White House spokeswoman

Stephanie Grisham, the former Arizona House GOP spokeswoman and current press secretary for First Lady Melania Trump, was named White House press secretary Tuesday, the First Lady tweeted.

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Jun 8, 2019

Judge dismisses federal claims in ousted lawmaker’s lawsuit

A federal judge late Friday threw out charges by former state Rep. Don Shooter that his civil rights were violated by an investigation that resulted in his ouster last year from the state House.

Jan 30, 2019

Former Rep. Shooter files suit

Claiming his rights were violated, ousted state Rep. Don Shooter has filed suit demanding unspecified damages.

In this Nov. 16, 2017, photo, Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas addresses about 50 school district and charter school representatives at her department's annual MEGA Conference on programs and services for low-income students. In October, the Arizona Department of Education revealed it had misallocated millions in Title I funding, federal dollars for the state's most economically disadvantaged kids. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 1, 2018

Schools chief wants to salvage parts of law deemed invalid

Diane Douglas is not directly contesting the ruling by Judge Wallace Tashima that the 2010 law was approved by lawmakers out of "racial animus'' and that "no legitimate pedagogical objective motivated the enactment and enforcement'' of the law targeting the Mexican American studies program in Tucson Unified School District.

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