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Hobbs fears more border crossing closures
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday she worries that the closure of the border crossing at Lukeville could spread.
Hobbs celebrates lighting ‘Christmas tree’
Gov. Katie Hobbs has found at least one issue in which she disagrees with the last Democrat who was governor of Arizona.
Supreme Court judge switches course, says he won’t take part in hearing on abortion laws after all
Reversing course, Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said Thursday he won't be participating in the Dec. 12 hearing on abortion laws or deciding the outcome of a legal fight on whether virtually all abortions in Arizona are illegal.
Hobbs says she believes Arizonans will support provisions of proposed constitutional right to abortion
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Tuesday she doesn't believe that some Arizonans may find provisions of a proposed constitutional right to abortion unacceptable and refuse to support it.
Mayes files suit against makers, distributors of insulin accusing them of price hike conspiracies
Attorney General Kris Mayes filed suit Monday against manufacturers and distributors of insulin accusing them of conspiring to raise prices and keep them high.
Court rejects Toma and Petersen’s claims of legislative privilege tied to how past legislation became law
The state's top Republican lawmakers can't avoid having to answer questions about their backing of legislation making it more difficult to register to vote.
State taking initial steps to explore possibly legalizing use of certain mushrooms
It won't make Arizona into Colorado or Oregon. And whatever happens will take years. But the state is taking the first steps to what could be legalizing the use of certain mushrooms -- and, specifically psiolocybin -- for use, at least for some people.
Supreme Court judge says he has done nothing to make him unable to fairly judge Planned Parenthood lawsuit
Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery said he has done or said nothing that would make him unable to fairly judge a pending lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood Arizona over whether abortion remains legal in Arizona.
Hobbs and Mayes want judge to toss lawsuit Horne filed against them tied to ‘dual-language’ programs
Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes want a judge to toss a lawsuit filed against them by state schools chief Tom Horne because they can't give him the legal relief he wants: an end to "dual-language'' programs in public schools he contends are ineffective -- and illegal.
Report reveals strong impact of military bases, operations on employment
Close to one out of every 40 jobs in the state is due to the fact that Arizona has multiple military bases and operations. And while that's a lower percentage than when the study was first done in 2000 -- and lower in the absolute number of people employed related to the military -- a new report shows that the financial effects have nearly tripled over the same period.
Health official says it’s not unconstitutional to refuse to issue ‘corrected’ birth certificates to transgender people
Arizona's top state health official says there is nothing unconstitutional about her agency's refusal to issue new "corrected'' birth certificates to transgender individuals based simply on their request.
Senate president wants to replace 100-year water supply requirement
Calling the figure "arbitrary,'' Senate President Warren Petersen wants to scrap the centerpiece of state water law: the heart of the 1980 Goundwater Management Act that requires residential developers in urban areas to show they have a 100-year supply of water and replace it with something much looser.
