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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Doctors seek emergency order tied to abortion
Some Arizona doctors are seeking an emergency order blocking the state from enforcing a provision of a 2021 law that purports to give the same legal rights to a fetus as anyone else.
Lawmakers aim to lure Hollywood to state with tax credits
State lawmakers have agreed to use the lure of millions of dollars in tax credits in hopes of bringing Hollywood to Arizona.
Roe overturned – States to decide questions on abortion
Women in the United States have no constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, a decision abortion foes say immediately outlaws the procedure in Arizona.
Lawmakers approve vouchers for youths to attend private schools
State representatives voted Wednesday to let any Arizona youngster get state funds to attend a private or parochial school.
Lawmakers seek funds for road projects in their districts
Republican legislative leaders are trying to line up the votes for what could be a $15 billion budget, including about $1 billion in earmarks for specific road projects.
Lawmakers criticize department for failure to protect nursing home residents
State lawmakers lashed out Thursday at the director of the Department of Health Services after a report said the agency has failed to ensure that patients in nursing homes are kept safe.
Bill would aim to offer marijuana buyers what they want
State lawmakers are moving to ensure that marijuana buyers are getting what they asked for -- and not the things they don't want.
State jobless rate holds steady, private sector adds positions
Arizona's jobless rate remained unchanged in May at 3.2 percent as the state and nation wait to see the effect of a sharp hike in interest rates on the economy.
School finance case headed to trial
Arizona schools are entitled to get their day in court to prove the state has shorted them by billions of dollars.
Court rejects Brnovich’s request to defend ‘green cards’ denial
The U.S. Supreme Court will not allow Attorney General Mark Brnovich to defend a Trump-era rule designed to deny "green cards'' to those at the bottom of the economic ladder.
Judge will decide if rules will be in place to run elections
A judge will decide this coming week whether there will be any rules in place to run this year's elections or whether there will be, as an attorney for the governor fears, “chaos” at the polls.
Attorney: lawsuit seeking ballot hand count flawed
A lawyer for the state's largest county is telling a federal judge that a lawsuit by two Republican candidates seeking to require a hand count of the 2022 election is legally and factually flawed.
