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Justices to decide ACC ‘dark money’ issue
The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a majority of the Arizona Corporation Commission can block one of its members from seeking access to corporate records to see if the company is funneling "dark money'' into the campaigns of regulators.
Ducey against classroom cameras
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday lambasted a proposal by a GOP gubernatorial contender to put video cameras in every classroom in the state, saying it could lead to "predators'' monitoring children.
Redistricting commission grapples with maps
Members of the Independent Redistricting Commission appear ready to recraft proposed congressional maps to help keep more of Tucson together and separate the largely non-Hispanic areas of Yuma from the rest of the city.
Court considers Senate records dispute
An attorney for the Senate warned the Court of Appeals Wednesday that if the judges force public disclosure of records related to the audit of the 2020 election it will undermine the ability of lawmakers to do their jobs.
Court: Utilities liable when negligence causes death, property damage
Arizona utilities can't legally shield themselves from being sued when their negligence kills or harms people or destroys property, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Sen. Leach drops request to probe Tucson’s vaccine mandate
Tucson is no longer in danger of being financially penalized for its vaccine mandate program.
Lawmaker pushes bill to teach evils of communism
A first-term Arizona lawmaker wants to require that students have to study what he says is the "brutality'' of communism before they can graduate.
Bids to nix communism in state spans decades
A bid by a Prescott Valley lawmaker to mandate that Arizona students be taught about communism isn’t the state’s first foray into the issue. One state statute goes back to... […]
Vape company agrees to change marketing
In a deal announced November 23, Juul Labs agreed not to use marketing that appeals to anyone younger than 21.
Medical adviser urges wearing masks
The governor's chief medical adviser said November 23 Covid infections could be cut sharply if people would do more to protect themselves, including wearing masks.
GOP Senator to seek redo of ‘dreamers’ measure
A Scottsdale Republican lawmaker is trying to stop the public from voting on a proposal that would allow "dreamers'' who meet certain conditions to pay the same in-state tuition at public universities as other Arizona residents.
Campaign to repeal tax cuts can go on ballot – for now
Arizonans are one step closer to being able to vote whether to repeal $1.9 billion of tax cuts that mainly benefit the wealthiest in the state.
