It’s been an open secret for the last couple years that Fred DuVal would seek to be Arizona’s next governor. The former member of the Board of Regents, a longtime Democratic player, assiduously lined up support for a bid and formed an exploratory committee in February. Wednesday, he publicly announced that he is indeed in the race.... Read more»
Supporters of Gov. Jan Brewer’s performance-based education funding model for school districts and charter holders say concerns about the formula’s effects on schools in low-income areas don’t take into account the bigger picture.... Read more»
Arizona answers to the U.S. Constitution before it answers to the federal government and shouldn’t have to enforce any action from Washington it considers unconstitutional, a state lawmaker contends.... Read more»
House Minority Leader Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, said he’s troubled that none of the bills making up his Safer Schools, Safer Communities plan has been scheduled for a committee hearing. He says that by ignoring his bill GOP leaders are avoiding discussion of the issue.... Read more»
Saying he’s tired of dealing with faulty parking meters and hearing the same concern from constituents, a Phoenix lawmaker wants to require cities to test and repair their meters on a schedule set by state law.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer called Monday for Arizona to make performance part of the formula that allocates school funding.Gov. Jan Brewer delivers her State of the State address Monday.... Read more»
Gov. Jan Brewer told business leaders Friday that her legislative agenda includes simplifying the “complicated and overly burdensome” process behind the state’s transaction privilege tax.... Read more»
Democratic state senator Linda Lopez called Thursday for Arizona to ban ammunition clips that hold more than 10 rounds, saying they enable rampages like the ones in Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., and her hometown of Tucson.... Read more»
Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, says spending $261 million to beef up school security, help at-risk students and address the needs of the mentally ill would help prevent gun violence in schools and communities. A House GOP spokesman calls the proposal “irrelevant.”... Read more»
The Fiesta Bowl game and its many related events have become a football extravaganza that kicks off the new year for the Phoenix area with national publicity and a hefty economic boost. But over the past three years, the Fiesta Bowl has also become the source of continuous embarrassment in the Valley of the Sun, for bowl officials, civic boosters and state legislators, as well. And it isn’t over.... Read more»
A Cronkite News Service analysis of national and state data found that Arizona voters living in precincts with higher percentages of minorities had a greater chance of casting provisional ballots in the Nov. 6 election.... Read more»1
Gov. Jan Brewer announced Wednesday that Arizona will not create a state-based health exchange but will leave that job to the federal government, as detailed in the Affordable Care Act.... Read more»
Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Tuesday he wants to avoid a repeat of this year’s long wait for all of Arizona’s ballots to be counted.... Read more»
Democratic legislators criticized Gov. Brewer’s move to deny drivers licenses to young illegal immigrants granted relief from deportation in a Thursday press release. “The governor is using her elected position to grandstand at the expense of finding real solutions to the issues our state is facing.”... Read more»1
Politicians and activists react to the Supreme Court’s decision on SB 1070: President Obama, Gov. Brewer, Sens. McCain and Kyl, state legislators, candidates and more.... Read more»
Arizona state Reps. Chad Campbell, Steve Farley and Anna Tovar released brief statements on the Supreme Court’s SB 1070 ruling. “SB 1070 is a far cry from reasonable. It lets politicians get away with political grandstanding instead of enacting real reform,” Farley said.... Read more»
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