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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Arizona likely to gain seat in Congress in 2020
An analysis of the latest Census numbers by Election Data Services shows Arizona is virtually certain to gain a congressional seat after the 2020 census.
Lawmaker wants health care providers to disclose morals, beliefs
A two-term state lawmaker wants to force health care providers to disclose – up front – whether they won't provide certain medical services or products based on their religious beliefs.
Minimum wage to bump up in new year
What would you do with an extra $2,080 a year? Well, maybe closer to $1,600 after taxes? That's the happy question facing hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who are in line for a wage bump come Jan 1. That's when the last phase in a 2016 voter-approved increase in the minimum wage kicks in.
State asks U.S. Supreme Court to overrule state high court
Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a new trial to a man who says bad legal advice he got in a criminal case resulted in his deportation.
Judge rules ex-lawmaker has no case to challenge expulsion
Arizona lawmakers have no right to challenge in court their expulsion from the Legislature, a state judge has ruled.
Navy dubs new submarine USS Arizona
Nearly 80 years after its namesake was sunk, the Navy is getting a new USS Arizona.
Birth rates drop sharply in state, according to analysis
The way economist George Hammond figures it, Arizona would have a lot more residents if women were giving birth now at the rate they did more than a decade ago.
Libertarians want U.S. Supreme Court to quash law designed to keep them off ballot
The Arizona Libertarian Party is making a last-ditch effort to quash a state statute, which was designed and succeeded at keeping its candidates off the ballot.
Navajo Nation threatens AG with lawsuit over elections procedures
The Navajo Nation is threatening a new lawsuit against the state over changes demanded by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to a proposed election procedures manual.
Governor won’t commit to funds for bridge where three died
Gov. Doug Ducey won't commit to seek $20 million for a bridge over a creek where three people died last month even as he formally dedicated a $1.7 billion freeway designed largely to help Phoenix area commuters.
Lawmaker seeks community service option for traffic tickets
A first-term state lawmaker, miffed about what he says is an expensive traffic ticket, wants to mandate an alternative to paying them for all motorists: community service.
Judge lets Arizona law on initiative petitions to stand
A federal judge on Monday refused to strike down an Arizona law that allows a judge to invalidate otherwise legitimate and qualified signatures on an initiative petition.
