I see lots of Mexican-Americans struggling in grade school and high school. Many Mexican-American activists claim it’s because they don’t speak English at home or the schools don’t teach them well. But I see lots of Asian-Americans in the same schools who do really well. Many of them also don’t…
On Election Night, Public Policy Polling released a survey of Arizona voters revealing that a general election race between Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Ducey and the Democrats’ Fred DuVal would be even matched — at least in the beginning. It gives hope to Democrats trying to gain leverage in a…
Phoenix Police Chief Daniel Garcia waxed eloquent during an unusual Saturday press conference, where he announced that the Arizona Department of Public Safety would be tasked with the criminal investigation of the shooting death of Michelle Cusseaux. Four police officers responded to Cusseaux’s West Phoenix apartment on August 14, ostensibly…
It’s been decades in the making, and tomorrow, the Tohono O’odham Nation is hosting a groundbreaking groundbreaking for its West Valley Resort and Casino. The private ceremony, which will include tribal and local government leaders, comes just weeks after the City of Glendale and the Nation reached a formal agreement…
After a spring marred by his controversial blog posts and accusations of racism, State Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in last night’s Republican primary…
Ruben Gallego’s political star has ascended quickly in Arizona politics. Last night, the 34-year-old beat out a politically connected and well-known Democrat in a race for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District…
Four Arizona lawmakers appear to have lost their primary races. Three Democrats and one Republican are losing races in which all or nearly all of the voting precincts have reported their results, and each lawmaker facing a loss is doing so under different circumstances…
The morning after Arizona’s primary election, there’s still one race to be settled among the state’s nine congressional districts. Former Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin has a lead of just a couple hundred votes over Gary Kiehne in the battle to take the Republican nomination in Arizona Congressional District 1,…
State Treasurer Doug Ducey cruised to an easy win Tuesday night for the Republican nomination for Arizona governor and will take on Democrat Fred DuVal in November. The results were not so good for another pair of Republicans in state government — scandal-plagued Attorney General Tom Horne lost his primary…
Please see updates and Horne’s concession statement at the end of this post. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne stubbornly refused to concede as his Republican primary foil, former state gaming director Mark Brnovich, did a victory lap Tuesday night at the Hyatt in downtown Phoenix, where GOPers gathered to watch…
Arizona Public Service’s apparent “dark money” spending for two Arizona Corporation Commission members appears to have paid off. Four Republican candidates were vying for two open seats on the commission in Tuesday’s primary election, and the two who APS allegedly preferred were comfortably in the lead…
Doug Ducey promised on Tuesday night to “set Arizona on a better path” following his decisive win in the state’s GOP primary for the governor’s race. Ducey spoke to an excited crowd of Republicans at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix after his closest competitor in the six-way primary race,…
Incumbent State Superintendent of Public Education John Huppenthal lost his bid for reelection in tonight’s Republican primary. With almost 70 percent of precincts reporting, results show Huppenthal with about 41 percent of the vote and opponent Diane Douglas with about 57 percent…
Mary Rose Wilcox called Ruben Gallego before the night was over to concede the race in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Watch the video below:…
Three of the four competitive primary elections among Arizona’s congressional districts have been decided early. Former state Representative Ruben Gallego has defeated Mary Rose Wilcox in Congressional District 7’s Democratic primary, to replace retiring Democratic Congressman Ed Pastor. While votes are still coming in, retired Air Force pilot Wendy Rogers…
Arizona Senator Steve Gallardo is leading former Phoenix Councilman Michael Johnson in the race fo ther Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. “The night is still early and not all the polling places have reported,” says a cautiously optimistic Gallardo. “However, we feel very confident that our lead will continue to…
Doug Ducey has a lock on the Republican primary race for Arizona governor, judging from early results that show him trouncing his closest contender. With about one third of voting precincts reporting statewide at 9 p.m., Ducey had 36.7 percent of the vote compared to 23 percent for former Mesa…
The crowd of Ruben Gallego supporters gathered at Club Downtown is jazzed after Gallego’s wife, Phoenix Councilwoman Kate Gallego, announced that Mary Rose Wilcox “graciously” phoned her husband and conceded the seat for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. When Gallego came on stage, his supporters chanted his name. And during his…
Below, you can find live results of today’s Arizona primary election. The first results will be posted around 8 p.m., and the Secretary of State’s office will update the live feed throughout the night…
The Reverend Jarrett Maupin has spent all day getting out the vote and offering would-be voters a ride to the polls. With just hours to go before the polls close, he’s running the Maupin motorcade throughout Arizona’s 7th Congressional District — a seat he isn’t favored to win. The reverend…
New Times reporters are all around the Phoenix area covering today’s primary election. Below, find a live Twitter feed of race results and reactions:…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton sprinted across the crosswalk at Percy L. Julian School, a county polling site near 24th Street and Broadway Road, to talk to residents who were showing up to vote. He introduced himself and told them he was there supporting Michael Johnson, a candidate for the Maricopa…
