State legislators are running for re-election this year (most of them, anyway), and voters will decide who sticks around and who gets the boot. What better way to determine if they’re worthy of your vote than to evaluate their records at the Capitol this year? Passing bills isn’t the only job of a lawmaker, but it’s a big part of what they do. Are your local lawmakers any good at it? (February 21) (Tucson Agenda)

What could be more Tucson than this? Our state lawmakers include a yoga teacher, a pest control specialist, a few lawyers, a real estate agent, a grassroots consultant, and a public housing director. Their occupations are just one of the many things you can learn about lawmakers when you go through their financial disclosure statements. They’re required by law to tell us what they do for a living, besides working at the Legislature, along with where they invested their money, what property they own, and a dozen other financial aspects of their lives. (March 28) (Tucson Agenda)

What do realtors, labor unions, and climate advocates have in common? They all have political action committees that are pumping money into Tucson’s legislative races. And it looks like that money is coming in a lot faster than the last time voters chose their lawmakers, especially for Democrats. (May 22) (Tucson Agenda)