We in the conservative movement are still licking our wounds from the last election. As we do some soul-searching, it should be easy to answer one question: Do we side with those who think no tax is high enough, or are we on the side of America’s entrepreneurs, professionals, farmers, ranchers and small business owners?

Unofficial results show Russell Pearce is facing his second election defeat in a row — once again to a political newcomer who vowed not to pursue divisive illegal immigration legislation.

Recalled Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce found himself facing a Republican primary battle even before he announced his re-election bid.

The Mesa businessman who founded SkyMall created a brand that’s known to countless millions, even as Bob Worsley remained an obscure figure in his community.

With two companies to run and an acceptance letter from Vanderbilt to pursue a degree in educational leadership, state Sen. Rich Crandall had decided it was time to leave the Legislature.

Former state Senate President Russell Pearce wants to be a lawmaker again.

The future of voting is online, and moving Arizona’s elections to the Internet would save money, deter voter fraud and increase efficiency, a state lawmaker says.

Federal officials have agreed to guarantee a $16 million loan so a company can build a power plant in northeast Arizona to generate electricity from wood.

Two East Valley companies are forming a new venture that will focus on renewable energy and emission controls at coal-fired power plants.

State lawmakers are poised to make it more difficult for some people to collect unemployment benefits.

Arizonans who fear the federal government will make their folding money worthless may soon be able to substitute privately minted gold and silver coins.

A plan to revamp the state's recall laws for all future elections fell apart Thursday as some Republican senators broke party ranks.

State senators approved their version of a new $8.8 billion budget Thursday -- but not before adding millions of dollars to the original Republican plan.

Two longtime Arizona pollsters say the odds are stacked against former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce in his campaign to return to the legislature.

Some big names in Arizona legislative politics face contested races in the Aug. 28 primary election, with redistricting fallout expanding the normal array of intraparty rivalries resulting from ideology and ambition.

Those who hope to scratch or pick their way to riches may soon get some protection from family and friends and foes.

Hoping to avoid another ouster of one of their own, Republican legislators on Thursday voted to change the rules for recall elections.

Arizona’s primary election may indicate the tea party is losing some of its influence, public opinion experts said after Tuesday’s vote.