Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Feds want anonymous vax mandate challenger unmasked
Attorneys for the federal government are making a last-minute effort to unmask a federal employee who wants to challenge the president's vaccine mandate but does not want to reveal his identity.
Court: Ninjas ‘playing with fire’
The Court of Appeals has rejected the latest bid by Cyber Ninjas to keep secret the records it has related to the audit of the 2020 election.
Online shopping, aging population drive job growth
If you can drive a truck, move a package or dress a wound you're likely to have no problem finding employment between now and the end of the decade.
Judge weighs tax cuts challenge
A judge is questioning whether she has the right to keep Arizona voters from getting the last word on whether to cut taxes for the state's most wealthy.
Feds say Brnovich lacks authority to sue over vaccine mandates
A challenge by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to the Biden administration's vaccine mandates for federal employees and contractors is legally and factually flawed, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice is charging.
Grab bag of laws voided by Supreme Court
When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve "budget reconciliation'' bills on November 2, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of faculty and students.
Court rules against lawmakers in single-subject dispute
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday voided a ban on mask mandates in public schools and a host of other legislative changes, ruling it was illegal for lawmakers to pile them into a handful of budget bills.
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on mask mandate ban
State lawmakers are not conceding they acted illegally in the way they approved a ban on mask mandates at schools earlier this year as part of the budget.
Commission approves draft legislative and congressional maps
Despite concerns of Democrats on the panel, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a map that would give Republicans an edge in electing members of... […]
Brnovich argues feds did not properly vet Covid vaccines
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is opening a new front in his legal battle with the Biden administration over mandates for some people to get vaccinated, raising questions about whether they... […]
Redistricting panel draws closer to final maps
The Independent Redistricting Commission is circling in on what could decide the political future of Arizona for the rest of the decade.
Former AG Grant Woods dies at 67
Former Republican Attorney General Grant Woods who left the party to become a Democrat died Saturday.