Former state Senate Minority Leader David Bradley died Saturday. Bradley, a Democrat, was first elected to the state House in 2002. He made an unsuccessful bid for Arizona Corporation in 2010 before returning to the Capitol as a state senator following the 2012 election after defeating Republican incumbent Frank Antenori. He became the minority leader .
David Bradley, a Tucson Democrat who served 16 years in the Arizona Legislature with stints in both chambers and who was praised by former colleagues as a compassionate advocate and thoughtful public servant, died Saturday. He was 69.Bradley “died in California surrounded by his family," state House Minority Whip Domingo DeGrazia said in a statement on behalf of House
Let the games begin.
The politically fraught task of redrawing political district lines based on the just-completed 2020 Census will preoccupy politicians for the next six months.
At the state level, the voter-created, Independent Redistricting Commission has already spurred both conflict â and hopeful signs of consensus.
As it happens, Apache County business leader and member of the Navajo Nation Derrick Watchman will play a key role as vice-chairman of the state redistricting commission. Arizona will likely gain a 10th congressional seat and the state legislature is narrowly controlled by the Republican Party â making this yearâs redistricting a high-stakes exercise.
The process could have a big impact on Gila County, which is divided among three different state legislative districts. District 6, which includes all of northern Gila County, is one of the most competitive in the state â although itâs now represented by Republicans â Wendy Rogers in t
Time running out for some sex abuse victims to file suit
Time is quickly running out for many who were sexually assaulted or abused years ago as children to try to get some justice from perpetrators or those who allowed it to occur.
An Arizona law approved last year scrapped existing statutes that required victims to sue before the 20th birthday or forfeit their legal rights. Now they have until age 30.
That portion of the law is permanent.
What is not is a temporary legal “window” that legislators agreed to open for those whose time to file suit already had expired. They have only until the end of this year to bring their claims.