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Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a new member to the board that oversees Arizona's state university system.

Fired state workers who want their terminations reviewed are calling the state Department of Administration after Gov. Doug Ducey pledged to allow employees who felt they were wrongly terminated to appeal the decision.

Three Colorado state legislators on Monday called on opponents of the Arizona measure to legalize recreational pot to stop airing what they say are misleading and inaccurate ads.

Voter registration in Arizona has surged by more than 5.5 percent since the August primary election as people motivated by the upcoming presidential election sign up to vote.

A TV ad backing legal pot in Arizona features a Marine veteran saying marijuana saved him from post-traumatic stress disorder. In an opposition commercial, a former Colorado governor warns of the dangers of the legal drug, claiming that pot-laced candy is marketed to children.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers want a federal judge to recuse himself from all future proceedings in a racial-profiling case.

The Arizona Board of Regents has ended an investigation into leadership at University of Arizona's College of Medicine.

A court ruling upholds an Arizona law providing a defense to lawsuit defendants in cases involving plaintiffs who were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Gov. Doug Ducey has suspended the head of the Department of Economic Security's ability to terminate agency employees and installed a personnel monitor in the wake of a large number of dismissals.

An assistant U.S. Attorney in Phoenix has been assigned to lead the Justice Department's elections oversight efforts in the state.