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Hobbs: Wrong precinct should not invalidate ballots

9/9/2021
PHOENIX — Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is trying to do what the head of the Arizona Republican Party considers an end-run around a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about when votes can be …

Leader of anti-abortion group says Texas has ‘road …

9/2/2021
PHOENIX -- The head of the state's premier anti-abortion organizations said Thursday she is looking to use the newly enacted Texas ban on the terminating a pregnancy after fetal heartbeat has been …

Peoria Unified brings back more mitigation efforts

8/27/2021
ISOLATION & QUARANTINEThe Maricopa County Department of Public Health updated its notification process regarding K-12 quarantines. Effective immediately, MCDPH will now review cases, quarantine …

Lawsuit challenges host of new Arizona laws on how …

8/15/2021
PHOENIX — A coalition of school board members, educators, child welfare advocates and others are asking a judge to void a host of changes in state law approved in the waning days of the …

Judge gives Arizona tax cut opponents time to collect …

8/9/2021
PHOENIX - Monday, A judge agreed to give foes of the $1.9 billion in tax cuts approved by legislators enough time to see if they can gather the signatures to force a public vote before deciding …

Judge leaves Phoenix high school mask rule alone

8/4/2021
PHOENIX - A new mandate by Phoenix Union High School District that students and staff wear masks remains in effect, at least for the time being, as do similar policies being adopted by other …

Arizona Legislature argues it’s not subject to open …

7/20/2021
PHOENIX — An attorney for the Arizona Legislature is arguing to the state Court of Appeals that lawmakers — and not the courts — decide when they have to have open meetings. In …

Arizona Supreme Court sets limits on legislative …

6/30/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers have absolute immunity from being sued by those who are the targets of legislative investigative reports, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. In a unanimous …

Arizona Senate bill defines how to teach anti-Semitism

6/29/2021
PHOENIX — Teaching anti-Semitism in Arizona public schools will include any claim that the state of Israel has no right to exist, according to legislation approved Tuesday by the state …

Arizona Legislature preps to override Ducey veto

6/24/2021
PHOENIX — State senators did something Thursday they haven’t done in four decades: voted to override a gubernatorial veto and set the stage for the House to do the same. And now …

Special legislative session starts to deal with …

6/15/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is making it official, calling lawmakers into special session to finance the costs of fighting the current crop of wildland fires and the flood mitigation that will …

Ducey to call special legislative session to deal with …

6/10/2021
GLOBE — Saying the current fires are just the beginning of problems, Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called for a special legislative session to begin this coming week. "It's clear that we still …