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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Ballot measure would penalize cities for homeless people damaging private property
Republican lawmakers are asking voters to approve a law that would put local governments throughout the state on the financial hook if property owners say they incurred expenses because of the failure to enforce various state and local statutes and ordinances, ranging from illegal camping and loitering to defecating or drinking in public.
Federal court rules part of Arizona election manual illegal
A federal judge late Friday blocked Secretary of State Adrian Fontes from refusing to include a county's vote in the statewide totals if the local supervisors failed to certify the results, calling what he proposed "utterly without precedent'' and comparing it to a nuclear weapon.
Supreme Court justice to retire, opens door for Hobbs’ to choose replacement
Justice Robert Brutinel, who had been named to the court in 2010 by then-Gov. Jan Brewer, announced Tuesday he is going to retire at the end of October.
Republicans decry Green candidate held out of Senate debate
A Republican-controlled Senate panel is launching an investigation into why the Citizens Clean Elections Commission won't let the Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate participate in an upcoming televised debate.
Measure on ballot might not count
So when it comes to challenging signatures on initiative petitions, how late is too late? Definitely once the ballots go to the printer, contend supporters of Proposition 140.
Gov. Hobbs, Senate agreement on director nominations finalized
Gov. Katie Hobbs finally agreed Tuesday to once again start sending nominations for her picks to head state agencies to the Senate for confirmation.
Former prosecutors align with Mayes’ in death penalty dispute
Attorney General Kris Mayes has picked up some allies in her fight with Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell over who gets to seek to execute Aaron Gunches.
Emails upend lawsuit over Prescott rodeo
Some newly discovered emails could undermine the bid by state lawmakers to allocate $15.3 million for the Prescott Rodeo.
Arizona GOP sues Gov. Hobbs over election-related executive orders
The head of the Arizona Republican Party wants the state Supreme Court to void two executive orders issued by Gov. Katie Hobbs designed to make registration and voting easier.
High court approves ballot measure on judicial retention
The Arizona Supreme Court has cleared the way for voters to decide whether they and most other judges in the state should be allowed to have de facto life terms.
Open primaries ballot measure still in limbo
The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ordered counties to put a measure on the ballot to let voters decide whether they want to scrap partisan primaries.
Ballot measure on tipped workers gets court’s OK
Arizona voters will get to decide if they want to allow restaurants to pay their tipped workers even less than they do now.
