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Supreme Court refuses to hear AG’s tuition challenge
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the latest bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to have the method of setting tuition at the state's three universities be declared unconstitutional.
Ducey vetoes broader distracted driving bill
Saying it could confuse the issue for motorists, Gov. Doug Ducey late Friday vetoed legislation to create a new offense of distracted driving. In a message to lawmakers, the governor pointed out that he signed a measure earlier this week that prohibits the use of hand-held devices for calling, texting, watching videos and other activities while driving.
Ninth Circuit allows lawsuit against DCS to proceed as class-action
The state Department of Child Safety has to defend how it handles the more than 14,000 children in foster care now and all those who will be there in the future.
Report: Johnson Utilities owner threatened town manager with violence
The Florence town manager told police that the owner of Johnson Utilities threatened last year to cut his throat.
Supreme Court sides with father in dispute over child’s gender identification
Family courts have no right to interfere with the decisions of a parent given sole legal custody of a child after a divorce absent some showing of specific harm, even when the issue involves the youngster's decisions about sexual identification, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Lawmaker puts squeeze on senators over lemonade vote
Reversing course, state senators agreed Thursday to give a Gilbert teen one more chance to make his case for declaring lemonade the state drink.
State senator: Swamp creatures in ties and suits roam Capitol
It's not exactly life imitating art.
Ducey: Immigration discussion needs to shift to Mexico’s southern border
Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday the United States should pressure Mexico to seal its own southern border to keep migrants from Central America from reaching our borders.
Arizona finally bans texting while driving
The Republican architect of the texting ban signed into law Monday by Gov. Doug Ducey said it would not have happened if a former Democrat senator had not paved the way.
What you need to know about the new texting while driving law
A baker’s dozen of things you need to know about the new texting law.
State jobless rate drops as construction boom continues
The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate ticked down a tenth of a point in March in what, by all indications, was a pretty unremarkable report.
House leader acquiesces to allow vote on texting-while-driving ban
Arizona is on the verge of no longer being just one of three states without a comprehensive ban on texting while driving.
