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Student Tuition Organizations scaled back
Arizona is finally ready to curtail -- but not stop -- the ability of corporations to divert what they owe in state income tax to instead help send children to private and parochial schools, a system of credits that threatened to reduce corporate tax collections to zero.
Ducey signs bill to pay off debt
Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Thursday to pay off about $190 million in debt, a payment he had originally opposed.
Sonora governor speaks out against Trump’s tariff threat
Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich is parting ways with her Arizona counterpart over the controversial tariffs on imports from Mexico that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose this coming week.
Former Speaker, Ducey chief ask court to dismiss Don Shooter’s suit
Attorneys for the former state House speaker and the former top aide to Gov. Doug Ducey asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by ousted state Rep. Don Shooter.
Ducey at odds with chamber of commerce over tariffs
Gov. Doug Ducey took a swat of sorts Monday at businesses who are concerned about the effects of the president's threatened tariffs on the state and national economy.
9th Circuit upholds law to burden Libertarian candidates
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2015 state law which the Libertarian Party charges – and some Republican lawmakers admitted – was specifically designed to keep its candidates off the ballot.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Indian Child Welfare case
The U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed a bid to void a federal law that challengers claim is racist because it places the desires and rights of Native American tribes over the constitutionally protected best interests of children.
New spending less than meets the eye
On paper, that $11.8 billion budget signed Friday by Gov. Doug Ducey is a somewhere north of 11 percent higher than what was adopted a year ago.
Court to decide whether lead ammo to be banned in Kaibab
Environmental groups will get a new chance to force the U.S. Forest Service to ban hunters from using lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest in a bid to protect condors.
Trump imposes tariffs on Mexico
"I prioritize national security and a solution to our humanitarian crisis at the border above commerce." - Gov. Doug Ducey.
Ducey’s choice for agency head shuffles Corp Comm
Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday tapped former Republican congressional contender Lea Marquez Peterson to the agency that decides how much utilities can charge their customers.
Supreme Court denies review of ruling against political law firm
A Phoenix law firm known for its political involvement and lawsuits will have to pay nearly $40,000 in legal fees over what a court concluded was unfounded litigation to try to stop what has become the largest medical marijuana cultivation facility in the state.
