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Ducey pursues damage control in dealing with flawed agency heads
Three agency directors appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey were forced out by the governor in 2016 amid concerns they acted out of line right under the governor’s nose.
Year in Review: 2016’s best tweets
Capitol Twitter outdid itself this year, from snarky comments from former elected officials to witty insight into national and local politics. Here are our favorite tweets from 2016, in alphabetical order.
Year in Review: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not?
In Arizona, no one’s stock at the Capitol is higher at the end of 2015 than Gov. Doug Ducey’s. Several others were also ascendant in 2015. Here’s our list of the hot and not-so-hot personalities and issues that populated the Arizona Capitol Times’ pages during the past 12 months.
Year in Review: 2015 Photos of the Year
Capitol protesters voiced their views on subjects from education to midwives. Sen. Carlyle Begay drew a crowd of supporters when he changed parties from Democrat to Republican. Secretary of State Michele Reagan reached out to a younger generation of potential voters. Those and other scenes were captured in the top photos of 2015.
Gilbert pastor led notable winners in 2015 court cases
Courts, like politics, have their winners and losers. And politics was at the center of many legal controversies in 2015.
Year in Review: Big year for Redistricting Commission at U.S. Supreme Court
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission became a quasi-regular fixture at the U.S. Supreme Court this year as remapping panel defended the work it did and even its right to do it.
Year in Review: Senate’s abrupt adjournment led to the failure of ‘revenge porn’ bill
The Arizona Senate’s unilateral decision to adjourn left numerous bills for dead, including a measure designed to outlaw “revenge porn” and settle an ongoing lawsuit against the state.
Year in Review: Fallout from Begay switch may come next November
Surprising no one, Sen. Carlyle Begay left the Democratic Party in 2015.
Year in Review: Sovereignty bills got national attention, but not much in AZ
Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff became the new poster child for the Republican insurrection against President Obama, at least according to a pair of editorials in national newspapers.
Year in Review: Classrooms vs. cells – spending on prisons increases faster than on education
As lawmakers developed the fiscal year 2016 spending plan, an unofficial rallying point among the education and human services communities was that the prison system is growing at the expense of schools and children.
Gowan raises eyebrows with promotions, construction, pay hikes
During his first year as speaker of the House, Republican David Gowan of Sierra Vista came under fire from members of his caucus, not for his legislative policies or plans for the state, but for his loose spending with the House budget.
Election backlash played central role in Little and Forese’s first year
The first year in office wasn’t exactly quiet for new Corporation Commissioners Tom Forese and Doug Little. After a few months of relative calm, several utilities filed requests for solar fees or changes to net metering, kicking off a firestorm of criticism of the entire commission.
