State Rep. Randy Friese, who ended a run for Congress in September, submitted his resignation from the Arizona Legislature on Thursday. His last day in office will be Nov. 15; he's leaving to focus more time on his work as a medical doctor.... Read more»
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will consider three candidates to replace outgoing state Sen. Kirsten Engel during a meeting Tuesday. ... Read more»
"I believe the beginning of in classroom instruction should be delayed until the start of the second academic quarter. I do not come to this conclusion lightly." — Amphi Governing Board member Matt Kopec... Read more»
Billy Kovacs is going to lose. Billy Kovacs is the future of the Democratic Party in Southern Arizona. Reconciling those two truisms is the biggest challenge the party faces, here, statewide and nationally because they could use some new blood.
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Tucson legislator and doctor Randy Friese said Friday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate, endorsing Kyrsten Sinema after her announcement the previous day that she'll campaign to be the Democrat running against Sen. Jeff Flake.... Read more»
Staunch conservatives taking control of the liberal Pima County government looked doable. Then votes got counted Tuesday. The big winner of the primary election would seem to be (right now ... hedge, hedge) Sharon Bronson. If the Tea Party/Trump revolution is coming, it may be bypassing us.... Read more»1
Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives' Committee on Elections held a special hearing to take testimony from the Maricopa county recorder, secretary of state and members of the public about the fiasco that was last Tuesday's presidential preference election and how to prevent an incident like it from ever happening again. ... Read more»
A Tucson City Council aide and Democratic activist was appointed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to replace Victoria Steele in the state Legislature. Matt Kopec, who became the youngest member of the Legislature, was sent to Phoenix to represent LD9 on a 4-1 vote.... Read more»
Local Democrats have picked three party regulars from which the Board of Supervisors will appoint a state legislator next week: Pamela Powers Hannley, Matt Kopec, and Ted Prezelski.... Read more»
State lawmaker Victoria Steele submitted her resignation Monday, the opening day of the legislative session, to focus on a run to be the Democratic candidate to challenge U.S. Rep. Martha McSally. Steele, first elected in 2012, is vying with former lawmaker Matt Heinz for the party's nod.... Read more»
Republican city council candidate Tyler Vogt told the editorial board of the Arizona Daily Star last week that he'll only answer written questions, and won't appear for a candidate interview.... Read more»2
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