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Business owner, Libertarian former judge to challenge Prop 208 in court
A Scottsdale business owner and a retired judge are challenging the legality of the just-approved tax hike on the wealthy to provide more dollars for K-12 education.
4 mayors want statewide mask mandate, but don’t enforce their own
With a new spike in COVID-19 cases, the Democratic mayors of four cities renewed their demand Friday that Gov. Doug Ducey impose a statewide mask mandate even though they concede that their police are not enforcing their own local orders.
Court tosses GOP lawsuit challenging election
A judge on Thursday removed the last legal hurdle to certifying the results of the election and handing Arizona's 11 electoral votes to Joe Biden -- assuming there's no appeal.
Ducey vetoes statewide mask mandate
Gov. Doug Ducey refused Wednesday to impose new restrictions or mandates on individuals even as his own health chief warned of an increasing number of Arizonans becoming infected with COVID-19.
Ducey: Threats against Hobbs ‘unacceptable’
Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday he has seen no evidence of "widespread fraud or irregularity'' in the conduct of the Arizona election.
School task force offers ways to prevent violence
Arizona schools need everything from tip lines to alternatives to detention if they want to promote a safe environment and reduce violence, according to a new report released November 18.
GOP county chairs urge Ducey to call special session
Top officials of the 15 Republican county committees want a special session -- and soon -- to order an audit of the machinery used to count ballots. But only in Maricopa County.
Petition Partners charged with crimes in connection with bonus program
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is charging a firm that circulated petitions for the successful Invest in Ed ballot measure with violating state laws in how it paid some of its circulators.
Republicans file more lawsuits to challenge vote
With the tally of votes now showing Joe Biden winning Arizona, the state Republican Party and its allies are trying last-minute legal tactics to keep that from happening.
Judge considers Trump legal challenge to election
The Trump campaign made a last-ditch effort Thursday to get a judge to order more ballots examined by hand and counted in Maricopa County in hopes of altering the state's election results.
GOP lawyer: Secret video shows poll worker ‘doing it wrong’
The question of whether the Trump campaign gets a chance to try to prove the president actually got more votes than have been tallied -- and ultimately whether he gets Arizona's 11 electoral votes -- could depend on a video taken illegally in a polling center.
Senate president asks for special probe of election
Senate President Karen Fann is seeking an independent analysis of the testing of Arizona voting machines.
