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Former speaker files election petitions in political comeback attempt
The Sierra Vista Republican filed 846 nominating petitions to run for the state Senate in Legislative District 14, easily eclipsing the 440 petitions required to qualify for the ballot.
Deadline to comment on evolution in public schools extended
Arizonans will get a bit more time to weigh in on the proposed new science standards for high schools, including the bid by Diane Douglas, the superintendent of public instruction, to eliminate several reference to "evolution.''
Ducey says lessons on evolution to remain in public schools
"I believe in God,'' the governor said.
Court overturns voter-approved measure to deny accused rapists bail
The state cannot deny the opportunity of accused rapists to seek release on bail even if the proof is evident before trial that the person committed the crime, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Court rules victims can be referred to as ‘alleged victims’
People who prosecutors say are the victims of crime have no legal right to be referred to at trial as "victim'' rather than "alleged victim,'' the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Court hears arguments on pro-Israel legislation
State lawmakers are free to deny government contracts to firms that won't do business with Israel or companies that operate there, an attorney for the state told a federal judge Wednesday.
Arrest of medical marijuana patient on campus illegal, court rules
Medical marijuana patients are free to have their drug on college and university campuses without having to fear arrest, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this morning.
Court rules unmarried heterosexual couple not entitled to state benefits
Heterosexual couples that always have had the right to marry in Arizona are not entitled to the same benefits that the state provided to gay couples who were not at the time entitled to wed, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Schools chief proposes eliminating references to evolution in science standards
The state's top school official is trying to downplay - and in some cases remove entirely - references to evolution in the standards of what students are supposed to be taught in Arizona high schools.
Democrats urge governor to call special session on guns after Texas shooting
Democrat lawmakers are using Friday's school shooting in Texas in a bid to get Gov. Doug Ducey to call lawmakers into special session to adopt new gun laws.
State Supreme Court rules search in Cochise County without warrant legal
Waiting until you're on your own property before pulling over for police won't save you from having you or your vehicle legally searched.
Roaming robots and dental therapists make it into law
Without comment, Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation authorizing autonomous delivery robots to use sidewalks.
