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COVID-19 infections on rise again in Arizona
Arizona's COVID-19 infection rate is creeping back up again, with one organization predicting a escalating increase in deaths beginning next month if the state imposes no new restrictions.
9th Circuit dismisses suit seeking more days to vote
Residents of the Navajo Nation won't get extra time to cast their ballots and be sure they are counted.
Hobbs expects days of ballot counting after Election Day
If you think you're going to bed on election night knowing who won or lost, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has a bit of advice. Think again.
Tucson fighting at Supreme Court for odd-year elections
Attorneys for Tucson are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void a 2018 law that seeks to force the city to scrap its odd-year elections. In new court filings, attorney... […]
9th Circuit Court halts voter registration
Arizonans who want to vote this election now have only through Thursday to get signed up.
AG challenges governor’s emergency powers
The state's top prosecutor says Gov. Doug Ducey is acting illegally in telling police to ignore restaurants violating certain state liquor laws.
9th Circuit hears plea to extend voting deadline for Navajo residents
An attorney representing several Navajo Nation residents asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to give reservation dwellers more time to submit their ballots and have them counted.
Judges question legality of voter-registration deadline extension
Two appellate judges on Monday questioned whether it was legal for a trial judge to give Arizonans an extra 2 1/2 weeks to register to vote.
Hobbs wants voter registration deadline extension overturned
Reversing course, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs now wants a federal appeals court to quash a trial judge's order giving Arizonans an extra 2 1/2 weeks to register to vote for this election.
Arizona can put juveniles in prison for life, state Supreme Court rules
Arizona judges are free to sentence juveniles to what amount to de facto life sentences despite U.S. Supreme Court rulings that appear to prohibit that, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Bar owners grill health director on end to closure
The state’s top health official testified October 8 she cannot say when the current COVID-19 health emergency will be over, the governor will rescind his orders, and Arizonans will be... […]
AZ Supreme Court refuses case on lifting eviction ban
The Arizona Supreme Court won't overturn the order by Gov. Doug Ducey blocking residential evictions.
