Any list of important democratic institutions must include the Republican Party. The party's failures in Pima County are adding an extra 20,000 votes to Democrats statewide and that's proving decisive. Read more» 
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"I wish I could tell Jim Kolbe how much he meant to me, how much he helped me, and how I will always hold dear that incredible period in Arizona and American political history. I think Jim knew what he meant to all of us." — Scott Kirtley Read more»
Local Republicans gave up when they couldn't win in Tucson without right-wing ideological purity. Walking away cost Donald Trump the 11 electoral votes from Arizona. Read more»
It snows more often in Tucson than new blood washes through a county department, which is what elections are supposed to provide. It would be nice to elect people to run the county who didn't draw a public paycheck prior to being placed in office. Read more» 1
In the week since Arizona's ban on same-sex marriage was rejected, clerks in all 15 counties say they have issued at least one marriage license to a same-sex couple - some to hundreds. And at $76 a pop, state coffers may already have taken in more than $20,000 in license fees. Read more»
Toni Hellon has been appointed as clerk of Pima County Superior Court, Gov. Jan Brewer announced Friday. Hellon succeeds the retiring Patrica Noland, whom she served as deputy for six years. Read more»
