What Southern Arizona-specific issues will you champion in Congress?

Blanca Guerra

Guerra on What Southern Arizona-specific issues will you champion in Congress?

What Southern Arizona-specific issues will you champion in Congress?    

Allen on What Southern Arizona-specific issues will you champion in Congress?

What Southern Arizona-specific issues will you champion in Congress?    

CD1 debate provokes cheers, jeers

Ann Kirkpatrick

CD1 debate provokes cheers, jeers

Jonathan Paton

CD1 debate provokes cheers, jeers

A large crowd at the Congressional District 1 debate Monday night revived the raucous spirit of 2010 when the candidates discussed the inflammatory issue of health care.

What is your economic plan to ensure US does not end up where Europe is today?

Blanca Guerra

Allen: What is your economic plan to ensure US does not end up where Europe is today?

My crystal ball is broken and I do not have a magic wand to change the economic situation in America or to reduce the risk of a European financial collapse. A lot of very smart men and women with multiple degrees in economics have no idea how to solve our economic ties to the crisis in Europe.

Guerra: What is your economic plan to ensure US does not end up where Europe is today?

The reason that Europe has a weakened economy is that their governments decided to have a socialist community. A community where the government oversees all programs and businesses. Gathering all the wealth of the nation to redistribute as leaders decide.

What do you say to independent voters?

says Republicans and Democrats have failed Arizonans and all Americans.

Freedom is 'only' issue for Victor

Marc Victor

Freedom is 'only' issue for Victor

Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Marc Victor loves talking about freedom.

Marc Victor on What do you say to independent voters?

The Star invited Arizona's three U.S. Senate candidates to answer that question, based on the following background:

Marc Victor on Why is Arizona lagging in business export growth to Mexico?

The Star invited Arizona's three U.S. Senate candidates to answer that question, based on the following background:

Private-school tax credits ruled illegal

Arizona's tax-credit program to help pay for kids to attend private schools was dealt a setback Wednesday when the 9th Circuit Court refused to overturn a previous ruling that the program is unconstitutional because some participating nonprofits give scholarships only to religious schools.

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Tea Party group seeks added momentum

The local Tea Party movement is trying to transform a burst of political outrage into a formal group of activists working to influence Tucson-area politics.

Tea Party group seeks added momentum

Opinion: Myths, poor logic behind proposed sin tax on soda

Like bears to honey or zombies to brains, politicians find something irresistible about soda taxes. President Obama recently told Men's Health magazine that he thinks a "sin tax" on soda is "an idea that we should be exploring."