Gov. Doug Ducey in 2019 called for a Sandra Day O’Conner Day. With her in this photo were Arizona Sens. Barry Goldwater (left) and Dennis DeConcini (right)./Governor’s office
Barry Goldwater, Sandra Day O’Connor, Bruce Babbit, Evan Mecham, Wesley Bolin, Janet Napalitano, Betsy Bayless, Lisa Graham Keegan, Carol Springer, Jane Hull, Burton Barr, Don Bolles
By Don Harris | Arizona Capitol Times
Successes and scandals that generated memorable headlines – a lot has happened in the Arizona political scene during the past 115 years the Arizona Capitol Times and its predecessor publications under different names have existed.
Arizona News Service, which publishes the Arizona Capitol Times, Yellow Sheet Report and Arizona Legislative Report, was launched the Creighton family. It is currently owned by BridgeTower Media. Ned Creighton, former publisher of Arizona News Service and grandson of the founder, said neither he nor his father nor grandfather ever considered running for a political position and were content to observe and report on the day’s events and activities at the Arizona Capitol.
In a 2011 interview, Creighton, comparing the political scene then with years past and how the mood had changed at the Capitol, said: “Everybody who looks back –all us old geezers who used to be something or do something, look back and see a smoother, calmer time, when people were working together.”
It has been an ever-changing political landscape, from the Wild West days of yore through periods of cooperation and collaboration to today’s confrontational and mean-spirited era. Through it all, Arizona has produced an array of respected political figures and attracted its share of unwanted notoriety.
