Recent Articles from Dillon Rosenblatt
Hobbs alleges Goldwater illegally lobbies at Legislature
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs alleges The Goldwater Institute is illegally lobbying and wants Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate his former employer.
Consumer confidence on roller coaster as virus cases spike
While Arizona’s coronavirus-induced recession hasn’t been as bad as expected, another round of business closures are shaking consumer and business confidence, and the state could face a “W-shaped” recession. Before... […]
State, police crack down on packed nightclubs
Scottsdale police cited one nightclub in the city for not complying with the state’s reopening guidelines and the state is also cracking down on three establishments owned by the family of Gov. Doug Ducey’s top health advisor.
Ducey’s office: No conflict for aide with ties to Scottsdale bars
Maskless partiers lined the streets of Old Town Scottsdale hoping to get into their favorite nightclub on Memorial Day weekend, days after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey allowed his extended stay-at-home order to expire.
Sex ed legislation fizzles early in effort to avoid controversy
This was supposed to be the year lawmakers fought hard for sex education legislation, but a controversial start to the session mixed with a pandemic put a pin in that... […]
Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey
Walking around the Executive Tower after a legislative session in a pandemic-filled world is a ghost town. Arizona just hit 2,392 positive cases for a single day, the highest... […]
Ducey, Legislature end long honeymoon as pandemic takes hold
Gov. Doug Ducey’s honeymoon period that began with his first legislative session in 2015 is long over, as is common with lame duck governors, but future counseling might be able... […]
Paul Petersen pleads guilty, faces jail time
Former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen, who was accused of paying women from the Marshall Islands to deliver their babies in the U.S. and of organizing the children’s adoption... […]
Spike in COVID cases makes public health experts nervous
Arizona continues to see a spike in positive COVID-19 cases and health experts say Gov. Doug Ducey sets a bad example by not wearing a mask in public. Arizona... […]
Hobbs pushes for relocation of confederate monument
After repeated calls to remove the confederate monument at Wesley Bolin Plaza (near the Arizona Capitol) have fallen short, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has a new plan -- relocate it to the Capitol Museum.
Black lawmaker calls BLM a terrorist organization
The only African American Republican in the Arizona Legislature told a conservative radio host that the Black Lives Matter movement is a terrorist organization. “This is my thought on Black... […]
Arizona cities refuse to enforce statewide curfew
A dozen or so Arizona cities and counties have no intention to enforce Gov. Doug Ducey’s statewide curfew he declared on May 31.