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Mesa lawmaker withdraws complaint over Pima mask rule

1/6/2022
PHOENIX — Pima County is out of danger of having its state funds slashed because of its policies requiring most of its employees to be vaccinated — at least for the time being. Sen. …

$780M in gaming only produces $1M in state revenue

1/3/2022
PHOENIX — Arizonans bet nearly $780 million in the first two months that the state allowed gambling on sporting events. But all that wagering, pushed by Gov. Doug Ducey, translated to just …

Dems would lose major ground with approved …

12/28/2021
PHOENIX — Some new analysis of the just-adopted congressional districts underlines how much Democrats stand to lose if the lines remain as they are now. Political analyst George Khalaf says …

Judge: Arizona voters can weigh in on tax cut

12/23/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona voters have the legal right to review — and override — the $1.9 billion tax cut plan that mainly benefits the wealthy approved earlier this year by the …

Deer Valley Unified faces $32M shortfall if lawmakers …

12/17/2021
Public schools across the state will open the new year waiting to see if the legislature will act to prevent major cuts to education budgets, including those in Deer Valley Unified School District.

Buckeye Council to voice priorities to IRC

12/16/2021
BUCKEYE — After acknowledging it is getting into the game in its final moments, the Buckeye City Council outlined priorities for the state’s nearly-completed redistricting process. At …

IRC chair defends vote against map

12/16/2021
PHOENIX — Republicans would have an edge in maintaining control of the Arizona Legislature through 2030 under a starting plan for new district lines approved Thursday by the Independent …

Arizona AG wants felony abortion law effective now

12/15/2021
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making an emergency ditch plea to a U.S. Supreme Court justice to let Arizona immediately start enforcing its law making felons out of doctors who …

Ducey touts Trump-supported Virginia governor-elect as …

11/17/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey said the just-completed Virginia election provides a roadmap for Republican gubernatorial candidates in Arizona and elsewhere who hope to get elected next …

State Supreme Court decision wiped more than a dozen …

11/3/2021
PHOENIX — When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve “budget reconciliation” bills on Tuesday, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of …

Arizona Supreme Court: mask mandate ban, other laws …

11/2/2021
PHOENIX — Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court voided a ban on mask mandates in public schools and a host of other legislative changes, ruling it was illegal for lawmakers to pile them into a …

Senate president will be out of politics once term …

11/2/2021
PHOENIX —  Senate President Karen Fann, who spearheaded the unprecedented and controversial audit of the 2020 election returns, is getting out of politics. But just not quite …