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Local Ruben Gallego Outraises Kyrsten Sinema by More Than $1.5 Million in Arizona Senate Race

Over $630,000 of contributions to Sinema’s campaign also came from three private equity firms, and she received less than $6,000 from small-dollar donors who gave less than $200.

Jonathan Cooper Jonathan Cooper April 18, 2023 11:05 am MST
Elections A voting sign points voters in the right direction to drop off ballots in Phoenix, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Elections Arizona Voters OK 2 Initiatives, Reject 1 Ballot Measure

The passed propositions require disclosures on dark money contributions to political campaigns and cap medical debt interest rates at 3%.

Bob Christie November 9, 2022 9:05 am MST
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Elections Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs Face Different Challenges in Statewide Races

Fortunes appear to have flipped for the two Democrats as the midterm campaign enters the home stretch in a fast-growing, diverse state that is increasingly central to how the Democratic Party sees its future.

Associated Press Associated Press October 4, 2022 2:11 pm MST
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Local Conservative Arizonans Double Down on Donations to Non-Existent Trump Election Defense Fund After Jan. 6 Hearing

Tens of thousands of Arizonans—mostly from Scottsdale—have made nearly 35,000 individual donations to Trump’s “Election Defense Fund.”

Neetish Basnet Neetish Basnet July 28, 2022 10:14 am MST
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Money Sinema Doesn’t Talk to Her Voters. But Corporate Money Talks to Her.

This year, Sinema has opposed a minimum wage increase, a wealth tax, and drug price reform—all policies supported by a majority of Arizonans. 

Connor Van Ligten December 3, 2021 11:51 am MST

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., leaves Sen. Mark Kelly's office after meeting with Sen. Kelly and Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Education BREAKING: Sinema Joins Republicans in Vote to Overturn Student Loan Debt Relief
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RIO VERDE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Leigh Harris filled jugs with rain water she captured outside her home on February 26, 2023 near Scottsdale, Arizona. Harris lives in Rio Verde Foothills an unincorporated development in Maricopa County. When the Department of the Interior issued its first-ever formal water-shortage declaration for the Colorado River the City of Scottsdale stopped allowing Rio Verde Foothills to use the citys water. Harris put in a $14,000 system to catches rain water at her home. On top of that system she also puts out buckets and a kids pool to capture rain water. She and her husband primarily use the water to flush the toilets. Each gallon is one flush, said Harris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Environment Explained: Here’s How the Rio Verde Foothills Water Crisis Could Be Solved
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Money How Arizona Is Keeping Special Interests Out of Local Elections

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission provides public funding to candidates who pledge to not accept donations from PACs or special interest groups.

Ryan Knappenberger Ryan Knappenberger July 29, 2021 9:00 am MST
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Politics With Senate Again up for Grabs, 2022 Already a Multimillion-Dollar Race

Sen. Mark Kelly reported raising $10.4 million in the first six months of this year, with $7.6 million in cash on hand as of June 30.

Brooke Newman Brooke Newman July 22, 2021 6:36 am MST