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Maricopa County attorney says judge should reject Lake …

9/25/2023
PHOENIX — An attorney for Maricopa County told a judge Monday he should reject a bid by failed gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake to get images of ballot envelopes and signatures because that’s just not allowed under the law..

Republican leaders spend $15K to file brief to protect …

9/25/2023
PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders are spending $15,000 to file a legal brief designed to protect the ability of state lawmakers to enact laws to clear homeless encampments and cite those …

Hobbs won't seek legislative approval of agency heads …

9/25/2023
PHOENIX — Accusing senators of “partisan obstructionism,” Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Monday she won’t seek confirmation of any of her nominees to head state agencies who haven’t already been through the process.

Maricopa County Recorder asks court to keep vote …

9/21/2023
PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer told a judge Thursday he should reject a bid by failed gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake to get access to signatures on early ballot envelopes.

Hobbs says no one has right to keep Trump off Arizona …

9/14/2023
MESA — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said neither she — nor any other state official — has the unilateral right to keep Donald Trump off the ballot for the state’s presidential preference primary based on the 14th Amendment.

Senate president says Legislature will sue Biden …

9/11/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen announced Monday that the Legislature plans to sue the Biden Administration over the president’s declaration of a vast new national monument surrounding much of the Grand Canyon National Park.

GOP lawmakers' lawyers ask court to block bid to delay …

9/11/2023
PHOENIX — Attorneys for top Republican lawmakers told federal appellate judges Monday they should deny an bid to block enforcement of a ban on abortions due to genetic defects because the doctors who filed suit have not shown there is any “credible threat” they would be prosecuted.

Horne, Hobbs at odds over COVID education funds

9/9/2023
PHOENIX — A blame game between two top state officials threatens to lose the state more than $22 million in federal COVID relief dollars for education.

Pilot program allows for paid family leave for Arizona …

9/7/2023
PHOENIX — More than 34,000 state employees are now eligible to get up to 12 weeks off with pay when they have a new family member.

Lawsuit aims to toss law on who can vote for Arizona …

9/7/2023
PHOENIX — The current method of retaining and rejecting judges to the Arizona Court of Appeals is unconstitutional and should be struck down, according to a new lawsuit Wednesday by the Goldwater Institute.

Horne sues, claims Proposition 203 violated

9/7/2023
PHOENIX — Hoping to force the issue, state schools chief Tom Horne filed suit late Wednesday to get a court to rule that any school that doesn’t use “structured English immersion” to teach students who are not proficient is violating the law.

Top Republican lawmakers say doctors have no right to …

9/1/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s top two Republican lawmakers say doctors have no legal right to challenge a 2021 ban the GOP-controlled Legislature enacted on abortions due to fetal abnormalities because they aren’t saying they intend to violate it.