Last week’s House vote to end the American Community Survey defied the advice of conservative think tank experts, the interests of the business community, and, most critically, common sense.... Read more»
From 2001-2011, legislators spent an extra 455 days in office—over four extra years.... Read more»
In what may well be the his first public statement since announcing that he was running against U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva in the upcoming CD3 primary, David Crowe said Thursday that he’s leaving the race.... Read more»2
Listening to Ron Barber and Richard Carmona, you’d think they were the most conservative Democrats on the planet. Why is that important? Obama’s low approval ratings don’t provide much in the way of coattails for candidates to grab on to. Instead, in Arizona, the president has adopted a strategy from NASCAR: drafting.... Read more»1
When opening their wallets for congressional and presidential candidates, professors, administrators and staff at Arizona’s public universities and colleges are far more likely to donate to Democrats than Republicans, a Cronkite News Service review found.... Read more»
State Sen. Frank Antenori and broadcaster Dave Sitton met with staffers and supporters Monday night at Skybox Restaurant to give final pitches ahead of Tuesday’s CD8 Republican primary. Sitton alleged Monday that some of his campaign signs have been stolen.... Read more»
State Rep. Daniel Patterson resigned his seat in the House on Wednesday, hours after a House Ethics Committee unanimously voted for his expulsion.... Read more»
State Rep. Daniel Patterson, under fire from both parties after an ethics investigation, said Tuesday he’s suspending his re-election campaign and “likely will not run” to keep his House seat. He blasted his former Democratic colleagues as “slimy.”... Read more»
The House Republican budget released Tuesday purports to boost economic growth by cutting taxes and government spending. Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric.... Read more»
Citing the high number of cross–border tunnels, a House committee Tuesday passed a bill toughening laws for smuggling underneath the U.S.-Mexico border.... Read more»
A bill introduced into by state Rep. Chester Crandall, R-Heber, would require that all voter-approved statewide measures involving money be returned to the ballot after five fiscal years. If voters reauthorize a measure, it would face another vote after six years.... Read more»
The state House Transportation Committee voted 6-2 on Thursday to endorse HB 2512, authored by Rep. Steve Urie, R–Gilbert, which carries a fine of $50 for those caught texting while driving and $200 if a texting driver is involved in an accident.... Read more»
Here is the letter Gabrielle Giffords handed to Speaker of the House John Boehner on Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C.... Read more»
The federal stimulus package passed in 2009 was either a deficit-busting failure full of wasteful projects or an unparalleled rescue that would have been more successful if it had only been bigger.... Read more»
The Super Congress has its work cut out: Twelve lawmakers, including Arizona’s Sen. Jon Kyl, have been tapped to identify more than $1 trillion in spending cuts in an autumn marathon never before seen in Washington.... Read more»
After a 13-day partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, Congressional leaders came to an agreement that will end the impasse over a temporary funding bill and keep the agency running through Sept. 16.... Read more»
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