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The state university system is defending the broad executive powers being exercised by Gov. Doug Ducey arguing it will keep their students out of bars — at least for the time being. “Bars such as those surrounding the universities are ...

Arizona has one less controversial Confederate marker on state property.

Gov. Doug Ducey did not act illegally in blocking the eviction of tenants who have not been paying their rent, a judge ruled July 22. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury said the record shows that there were legitimate ...

The state is taking the first steps to remove two of the four controversial Confederate monuments on government property.

Pressure is building on Gov. Doug Ducey to scrap the idea of setting a firm date for students to be back in classrooms.

Gov. Doug Ducey wants Congress to bail out the state’s rapidly depleting unemployment trust fund, provide liability protection for businesses, schools and health care workers, and extend the special federal unemployment benefits – but not necessarily at the same level ...

Gov. Doug Ducey wants the Arizona Supreme Court to throw out a challenge to his emergency authority filed by dozens of bar owners. In a case with implications for gubernatorial powers, Brett Johnson, Ducey’s attorney, told the justices late July ...

Foes of legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Arizona are trying to keep the issue from going to voters in November. Legal papers filed in Maricopa County Superior Court contend the legally required 100-word description misled people into signing ...

The way pollster Mike Noble sees it, unless there’s an extensive and well-financed campaign against it, Arizona is likely to be the next state to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana. A new survey by OH Predictive Insights released Tuesday ...

A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling that could have affected the ability of Gov. Doug Ducey and future governors to tap a special education trust account to funnel more cash into schools. In a unanimous decision Tuesday, a ...