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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Gov. Hobbs vows to appeal court loss on director nominations
Gov. Katie Hobbs is spurning a suggestion by a judge that she work out her differences with the Senate over the confirmation of her agency directors.
State defends law requiring sex-change surgery to amend birth certificate
Transgender people have an absolute right to get their Arizona birth certificates amended without having to first undergo surgery, according to an attorney representing them.
Treasurer Yee calls for AG to step away from Hobbs probe
State Treasurer Kimberly Yee is asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to back away from any investigation of whether laws were broken in the awarding of a new foster care contract by the Hobbs administration.
Former Gov. Ducey named as witness in case of ‘alternate electors’
Four years ago, Gov. Doug Ducey very visibly ignored a call from Donald Trump, trying to stay in office, as he was certifying the results of the election that the president lost.
AG to investigate Hobbs over contract with children’s residential home
Attorney General Kris Mayes is opening a criminal probe into whether laws were broken in a contract awarded to a major donor to a political committee run by Gov. Katie Hobbs.
DES records refusal returns to trial court
The agency in charge of protecting vulnerable adults can't automatically close off its records to reporters, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Abortion vote could swing on question of ‘circumstances’
A vast majority of Arizonans believe that abortion should be legal in at least certain circumstances.
Biden administration responds to state lawmakers’ suit over national monument
State lawmakers have no legal right to try to invalidate the designation of nearly a million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon as a national monument, the Biden administration is telling a federal judge.
Gov. Hobbs neutral on legal dispute over route of future highway
Gov. Katie Hobbs won't use her power to direct the state Department of Transportation to scrap a proposal that could put a new interstate highway next to Tucson Mountain Park and through a special corridor set up to ensure wildlife migration.
Trial over school funding begins Tuesday
But Arizona schools are finally going to get their day in court – well, more like a month – in their bid to convince a judge the state is not living up to its constitutional obligation to adequately fund education.
Former AG candidate goes to high court to change election results
Abe Hamadeh has no one to blame but his own legal team for a trial judge refusing to overturn his 2022 loss in the race for attorney general, a lawyer for Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is arguing.
Gov. Hobbs has no immediate plan to address problems from short-term rentals
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Thursday she has no solution to the problem of available housing being converted into vacation rentals.
