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Hundreds and hundreds of bills die at the Arizona Legislature every year, but 2018 was unique. Top-tier items that faltered during the final stretch were priorities for Republicans who have a firm majority at the Capitol.

Story by Dustin Gardiner, Arizona Republic

Gov. Doug Ducey could upend elections in two major Arizona cities by effectively doing nothing.

Story by Paulina Pineda, Arizona Capitol Times

The threat of a massive infusion of political spending by a liberal advocacy group during campaign season helped thwart a legislative effort to overhaul Arizona’s redistricting process.

Story by Ben Giles, Arizona Capitol Times

Arizona's election laws may be bad public policy, but they're not racist, a federal judge has concluded.

Story by Antonia Noori Farzan, Phoenix New Times

Tempe's ballot measure to curb "dark money" in elections may not be dead yet, despite the governor signing a bill into law that would appear to quash the will of 91 percent of Tempe voters. 

Story by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Republic

American cities have become increasingly liberal, while the Republican Party controls most state governments.

Story by Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Voters in Tempe, Ariz., don't like undisclosed campaign funds sloshing into local politics. Last month, 91 percent of them approved an amendment to the city's charter that requires independent groups spending more than $1,000 on local elections to disclose their donors.

Story by Alan Greenblatt, Governing

Late in January, a small army of right-wing oligarchs and political operatives gathered in Southern California for the Koch Network’s annual winter seminar.

Story by Jimmy Tobias, The Nation