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Annette Chambers-Smith, then-director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, speaks Sept. 24, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. Chambers-Smith is set to take over the Arizona State Prisons health care system on Oct. 19.
Supreme Court allows court-appointed receiver can take over Arizona prison health care system
PHOENIX — Arizona has lost its bid to keep a court-appointed receiver from taking over the state prison health care system later this month. In a brief order Thursday, Justice Elena Kagan rejected … more
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FILE - An election worker verifies a ballot on a screen inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. A federal appeals court has ruled that Arizona's voter-approved law requiring identifying the backers of so-called "dark money" groups is legal. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Federal appeals court backs Arizona's 'dark money' law
PHOENIX — There’s nothing unconstitutional about a 2022 Arizona law requiring people be informed of exactly who is spending money on campaign ads designed to influence their votes, a federal … more
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Arizona State University will receive $8.1 million in state funds after Gov. Katie Hobbs decided to use leftover COVID money for higher education.
Hobbs restores millions to Arizona universities’ budgets, ASU gets $8.1M
PHOENIX - Gov. Katie Hobbs is using nearly $16.5 million she says is leftover in COVID funds to restore the funding cuts made earlier this year to state universities. In a press release late … more
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Sen. David Gowan questioned why the State Land Department has a solar project planned on state land on the edge of Sierra Vista, an area of the state where he said residential growth has been capped.
Republican lawmakers question Arizona state land leases to solar developments
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers grilled the head of the Land Department Tuesday about why her agency is leasing state-owned land for solar development when they believe it should be sold off for … more
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Arizona Republicans are trying to keep 405 voters who live overseas from casting ballots in state elections, contending that would violate a provision in the Arizona Constitution that says voting is available only to those who have at some point resided in the state.
Arizona officials, GOP wrangle in court over 405 overseas voters
PHOENIX - State election officials are trying to block an effort by Republicans to cancel the registration of several hundred adult children of U.S. citizens - predominantly Democrats - who live … more
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The Arizona State Prison in Florence is shown in this 2025 photo.
Arizona prison health care issue heads to U.S. Supreme Court
PHOENIX - Attorneys for inmates in Arizona prison are telling the U.S. Supreme Court it should reject a last-ditch bid by the state to delay wresting away control of its health care system. In a … more
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FILE - A man enters the Arizona Supreme Court building, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Claims against cities, towns must have precise language or risk being tossed, Arizona Supreme Court rules
PHOENIX — If you’re going to sue the government, you’d better make sure you — or your attorney — has a good proofreader. In a unanimous decision, the Arizona Supreme Court has throw … more
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Jimmy Arwood, left, who opposes Proposition 320, debates Chris Thomas who wants voters to approve the measure to require 60 cents of every dollar for schools goes into instructional expenses.
Prop 320 supporters, opponents debate merits of mandatory classroom spending
SCOTTSDALE — The Goldwater Institute is telling Arizonans that if they vote for Proposition 320 that teacher pay will increase. But a representative of groups that oppose the measure contends … more
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FILE - U.S. Customs and Patrol Patrol agents sit along a section of the international border wall that runs through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 in Lukeville, Ariz. Gov. Katie Hobbs is siding with the Tohono O’odham Nation in its bid to at least delay work on a border wall the federal government wants to build along its southern boundary with Mexico.(AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Governor sides with Tohono O’odham Nation on border wall through tribal land
Gov. Katie Hobbs is siding with the Tohono O’odham Nation in its bid to at least delay work on a border wall the federal government wants to build along its southern boundary with Mexico. … more
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Democrat Kris Mayes and Republican Warren Petersen debate Wednesday night in the race for attorney general.
Debate: Arizona AG candidates clash over 'political lawfare', data centers
SCOTTSDALE - The Republican nominee for attorney general lashed out Wednesday night at incumbent Kris Mayes for filing more than four dozen lawsuits against the Trump administration. Warren … more
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Attorney General Kris Mayes, shown at a press conference earlier this year, is suing the maker of what it bills as an energy drink because it fails to disclose other ingredients that she says can cause illness and death.
Energy drink maker being sued by Arizona AG for failure to disclose ingredients
PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing the maker of what it bills as an energy drink because it fails to disclose other ingredients that she says can cause illness and death. … more
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Flanked by Republican legislators, Andy Biggs on Tuesday provided a list of things he promised to do if voters elect him governor.
Biggs lays out plans if elected Arizona governor, deflects on his record
PHOENIX — Gubernatorial hopeful Andy Biggs made a series of promises Tuesday of what he intends to do if elected as governor. In a press conference on the lawn of the state Senate, where he … more
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