A multi-partisan group of former elected officials is seeking to place a constitutional amendment on the 2012 ballot that would replace Arizona’s current semi-closed primary with a top-two open primary system similar to that which was passed by California voters last year.

With the shocking collapse of Rupert Murdoch’s sensationalistic News of the World over the past few days, journalistic integrity has taken yet another blow in the eyes of an increasingly cynical public. 

The U.S. House of Representatives rejected an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act that would have forced defunding of the Libyan war on Thursday, opting to pass the Cole (R-OK) Amendment instead. The ambitious bipartisan resolution from Reps. Kucinich (D-OH) and Amash (R-MI) was narrowly defeated 199-229.

In a state where Independents now outnumber registered voters from each of the two major parties, an Arizona State University professor suggests that it may be time for the Grand Canyon State to adopt some form of an open primary system.

The State of California has mandated that 33% of all electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. This highly ambitious plan, while laudable, creates multiple challenges for it to be implemented.