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Arizona Supreme Court to consider abortion law

8/23/2023
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court decided Wednesday it will consider whether Arizona law actually prohibits virtually all abortions.

Republican lawmakers want Arizona AG to punish Phoenix …

8/22/2023
PHOENIX — Two Republican lawmakers want Attorney General Kris Mayes to financially punish the city of Phoenix if it refuses to overturn a city council decision to donate unclaimed weapons to Ukraine.

Environmental group accuses U.S. Fish and Wildlife of …

8/22/2023
PHOENIX — A Tucson-based environmental group is accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of illegally altering its rules in ways that will harm the ability of two of snakes to survive in Arizona and New Mexico.

Lake says she had right to accuse Maricopa County …

8/22/2023
PHOENIX — Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she had a absolute right to publicly accuse Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer of illegally sabotaging the election with mis-sized ballots even though a judge ruling in her challenge to the 2022 election had already rejected that complaint as unproven.

Flaws found in system for removing children from homes …

8/21/2023
PHOENIX — State officials have discovered a flaw in a system used by the Department of Child Safety that has let judges make decisions on removing children from homes without having all the information they needed.

Chandler neighbors Q&A: Magistrate Alicia Skupin

8/21/2023
Alicia Skupin is a first-generation Latina and a single mother who has owned a small business and is a former high school teacher. She came to Chandler in 2014 after serving as a judge in a few …

Scottsdale attorney asks AZ Supreme Court to void 2022 …

8/18/2023
PHOENIX — A Scottsdale attorney who is a supporter of Kari Lake is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void not just the results of the race for governor she lost but the entire 2022 election statewide.

Arizona taxpayers footing bill for Hamadeh effort to …

8/17/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona taxpayers are footing the $5,000 bill for a legal bid by the state’s two top Republican lawmakers to help fellow Republican Abe Hamadeh in his effort to overturn his loss to Kris Mayes in last year’s race for attorney general.

Former Gov. Ducey criticizes prosecutors for bringing …

8/15/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s last Republican governor criticized prosecutors for bringing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

San Tan Valley woman sentenced in drunk driving deaths

8/15/2023
A San Tan Valley woman has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for a 2022 drunk driving crash that killed two people. Pinal County Superior Court Judge Danielle Harris sentenced Janelle …

Children can sue on behalf of transgenders to change …

8/11/2023
TUCSON — A federal judge will allow several children to sue on behalf of all transgender people born in Arizona to force the state to change the gender on their birth certificates.

Trio of Republican lawmakers lose appeal to pay legal …

8/10/2023
PHOENIX — Three current and former Republican lawmakers have been rebuffed by the state Court of Appeals in their bid to avoid paying the legal fees of a Democrat who a trial judge said was unfairly sued by them.