Independent committees now have blank-check power

Without additional campaign cash to fend off better-funded opponents, some Clean Elections candidates will be in dire need of help from their allies.

Major races impacted by matching funds ruling

The US Supreme Court's matching funds ruling will impact just about every state race. Here's how.

Ripple effect

Arizona’s matching funds system for publicly financed campaigns may be going down, but it probably won’t go alone.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to block Arizona’s Clean Elections system from distributing matching funds is a bad omen for similar systems in other states, and could portend their end if the court rules that matching funds are unconstitutional, according to legal [...]

Geronimo’s Autobiography

In his autobiography, Geronimo told about the lifestyle and beliefs of his people, the Bedonkohe, who lived in the mountains along the eastern border of Arizona. He said he was born in 1829 near the headwaters of the Gila River.

You keep saying that, but…

Questions about what is and is not fair for candidates were of primary importance to CCEC staff and commissioners yesterday, but in court, their attorneys appear to have made a conscious effort recently to dodge those terms. Before yesterday's emergency meeting, Commissioner Gary Scaramazzo told our reporter he was upset by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to stop matching funds from being distri[...]

US arrests 2,000 in Mexican drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,000 people in a 22-month investigation targeting Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the United States.

Wiretaps in Rick Renzi’s case tossed

A judge has ruled that wiretaps federal investigators collected while investigating former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi for corruption can't be used in his upcoming trial.

Feds proposing new round of immigration fee hikes

The cost of the first step toward becoming a U.S. citizen a�� getting a green card a�� may be going up, but the price to apply for full-fledged citizenship should remain the same.

McCain to hold town-hall meeting in Yuma

Sen. John McCain will be campaigning in Yuma in southwestern Arizona on Friday. The senator will open his Yuma County Campaign Office and then head to Armed Forces Park to receive an award from the county Chamber of Commerce.

Shelving borrowing means Ariz. left without backup

Arizona's budget troubles could force the state to delay paying some bills as early as September, state Treasurer Dean Martin said Wednesday, in a situation complicated by his effort to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination over Gov. Jan Brewer.

District to join challenge to new immigration law

A Pima County school district voted Tuesday to join a Tucson police officer in his lawsuit that seeks to overturn Arizona's new immigration law.

Munger: No regret on ending gov campaign

Tucson attorney John Munger says he doesn't regret his decision to drop out of the governor's race now that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked matching funds for publicly funded candidates.