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State lawmakers want another chance at blocking mask …

11/1/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are not conceding they acted illegally in the way they approved a ban on mask mandates at schools earlier this year as part of the budget. But they are telling the …

Committee finalizes draft Arizona legislative, …

10/29/2021
PHOENIX — Despite concerns of Democrats on the panel, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a map that would give Republicans an edge in …

Redistricting Commission releases newest map, will …

10/26/2021
PHOENIX — The Independent Redistricting Commission is circling in on what could decide the political future of Arizona for the rest of the decade. But after weeks of meetings and public …

Judge: Governor can’t raid school trust fund

10/19/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey, or whoever succeeds him, can’t conduct a future financial raid on a school trust fund account without first getting congressional approval, a judge has …

Group going to court over Arizona tax cuts for wealthy

10/14/2021
PHOENIX — A group opposed to the tax cuts approved by the legislature that largely benefit the wealthy wants a judge to reject legal efforts to keep voters from having the last …

Judge: There are no ‘not public’ Senate election …

10/12/2021
PHOENIX — Tuesday, a judge rejected a Senate claim that some of its records about the audit are not public. In a 13-page order, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah said he would …

Watchdog group pleased with Arizona redistricting …

10/11/2021
PHOENIX — It’s still a work in progress. But an organization that studies the fairness of political redistricting plans nationwide likes some of what it sees developing here. The …

Judge hears arguments in suit over Arizona minimum …

10/4/2021
PHOENIX — A judge questioned attorneys for the state Monday on their claim that lawmakers have the authority to financially penalize local governments that impose their own minimum …

County supervisors review newly passed state …

9/20/2021
In addition to high-profile bills and appropriation proposals that gained attention in the Arizona Legislature this spring, some lower-profile items had considerable impacts on Maricopa …

Census-driven process to create more precincts in …

9/14/2021
The city of Buckeye — having doubled in size over the past 10 years — is being carved up into several new precincts. An online meeting was held Thursday, Sept. 9 to inform Maricopa …

Arizona Legislator threatened for not supporting …

9/10/2021
PHOENIX — A Republican state senator who has backed away from the election audit she once supported is now the victim of at least one threat. “You have one chance to give the American …

State lawmaker resigns; no reason stated

9/9/2021
Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, said his last day as a legislator will be Sept. 30. Roberts, who did not respond to multiple inquiries, gave no reason for his decision. But he later said in a …