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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Supreme Court judge won’t disqualify himself from hearing about abortion despite pro-life views
Supreme Court Justice William Montgomery won't disqualify himself from hearing a pending case brought by Planned Parenthood over whether abortion remains legal in Arizona even though as a prosecutor he said the organization "is responsible for the greatest generational genocide known to man.''
Hobbs nominates Tovar for state Board of Education seat
Gov. Katie Hobbs tapped political colleague Anna Tovar for the state Board of Education. And Tovar won't be quitting her post on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Borrelli slams Griffin claiming she misrepresented his and Biasiucci’s water legislation
Upset with what he said are lies being told about his efforts to protect groundwater, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate is lashing out at a veteran House Republican who has for years bottled up various efforts to deal with the problem.
Free Enterprise Club wants judge to outlaw use of ‘drop boxes’ for ballots
A group that backs additional restrictions on voting wants a judge to outlaw the use of "drop boxes'' that can make it easier for some people to return their early ballots.
Unemployment rate up slightly, ‘quits’ rate decreases
There may be some signs in Arizona that the efforts by the Federal Reserve Board to cool the economy and bring down inflation with higher interest rates are working. New figures Thursday show the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 4.0% in September, an increase of two-tenths of a point.
Hamadeh ordered to pay thousands in legal fees to Mayes
Abe Hamadeh has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 in legal fees to Kris Mayes in his unsuccessful effort to convince the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn the results of the attorney general's race.
Trump’s attorney says bid to keep him off ballot should be tossed
An attorney for Donald Trump says a bid to keep him off the 2024 Arizona presidential preference ballot should be thrown out because there's not a chance in the world that challenger John Castro could get nominated, much less elected.
Court rules lawmakers can shield bar owners, bartenders from liability when intoxicated customers cause deadly accident
State lawmakers are free to shield bar owners and bartenders from liability when customers they serve get intoxicated then go out, get in their car, and kill someone else, the Arizona Supreme Court has ruled.
County supervisors criticize Kerr, Arizona Farm Bureau head for abandoning talks on water problems
Supervisors from several Arizona counties are criticizing a state senator and the head of the Arizona Farm Bureau for walking away from talks about how to deal with water quantity problems in rural areas.
Farmer, rural lawmaker leave Governor’s Water Council
Two key members of the Governor's Water Policy Council have quit, potentially threatening the chances of any action to deal with a depleting water supply in rural Arizona.
Voters who don’t like current partisan system of nominating candidates could have two alternatives
Arizonans who don't like the current partisan system of nominating candidates for office could have two similar but somewhat different alternatives from which to choose in 2024.
State GOP says can’t count on Fontes to defend Trump’s right to be on ballot
Saying it can't rely on Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to vociferously defend the right of Donald Trump to be on the ballot in the state's 2024 presidential preference election, the Arizona Republican Party wants to play an active role in a pending federal court case seeking to bar the former president's candidacy.
