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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
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.
HOA residents can fly flags supporting law enforcement, other causes limited
Residents of homeowner associations will soon be free to fly flags supporting law enforcement, regardless of any rules to the contrary.
Arizona residents’ right to vote early preserved for now
Millions of Arizonans will not lose the right to vote early, at least not now if ever.
Tactic to force vote on gun bill fails
Senate Republicans quashed a bid Tuesday to force a vote on legislation to forbid people from buying weapons unless they first have a background check.
CRT bill likely up for vote this week
There's little doubt the shooting earlier this month by a white teen at a Buffalo supermarket was racially motivated.
Ducey vetoes election bill
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday vetoed legislation which would have required county election officials to cancel the registration of anyone they determine is not qualified to vote.
Ducey administration hints at renewed gun bill
Beaten back two years in a row, Gov. Doug Ducey may take another try at enacting legislation to allow parents and school officials to ask judges to take guns away from people who are a danger to themselves or others.
Court sides with petition gathering firm
Attorney General Mark Brnovich can't bring criminal charges against the firm that circulated petitions for the successful 2020 Invest in Ed ballot measure.
Supreme Court rules against 2 Arizona death row inmates
The U.S. Supreme Court has put two Arizona murderers back on death row, one convicted of killing a 4-year-old Tucson girl and another convicted of killing a teen and her mother in Phoenix.
