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Lawmakers zero in on expansion of state Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey may get an unprecedented opportunity that would be the envy of the governors who came before him – appointing at least three Arizona Supreme Court justices before he is half way through his first term.
Ducey calls for independents to vote in presidential primaries
Following Tuesday’s fiasco in which voters across waited in line for hours to cast their ballots, Gov. Doug Ducey called for independents to be allowed to vote in Arizona’s presidential preference elections.
Backers of higher minimum wage push for November ballot measure
Advocates of a minimum wage that could be as high as $15 an hour are staffing up and planning to kick off a campaign for a November ballot measure within the next two weeks.
Governor’s Office hoping to round up Dem votes for ACA overhaul, housing projects
Whether Gov. Doug Ducey can get the Republican votes he needs to pass his proposed overhaul of the Arizona Commerce Authority seems beyond question. Getting the Democratic votes may be far trickier.
Ducey signs bill to withhold revenue from cities that violate, constitution
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that would punish cities by withholding revenue if they pass ordinances or policies that violate state law or the Arizona Constitution.
Campaign finance bill opens new ‘dark money’ loophole
A provision in a massive rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws could loosen restrictions on groups that spend “dark money” in elections.
Dark money, open primary campaigns suspend operations amid funding woes
A joint campaign that promised to revolutionize Arizona politics is suspending its operations after its primary funder withdrew his financial support for a proposed initiative to require disclosure of the anonymous election spending known as dark money.
Campaign finance overhaul passes over Dem opposition
The Senate approved a massive rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws over Democratic opposition on both the substance of the bill and what they said was a total disregard by the Secretary of State’s Office about their concerns.
Ducey takes preemptive strike on ‘sharing economy’ regulation
Rather than wait for the next regulatory fight over a “sharing economy” business to erupt somewhere in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey wants to make sure cities, counties and the state can’t regulate them at all – at least not without the Legislature’s permission.
Panel approves provocative changes to Vietnam memorial
A commission that oversees the myriad monuments at Wesley Bolin Plaza approved a provocative addition to a Vietnam veterans’ memorial aimed at correcting what a group of veterans argue is lingering misinformation about the war.
Proposed law would vet business regulations for anticompetitiveness
The ripple effect from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on anticompetitive business practices by North Carolina dentists is reaching Arizona, aided by Gov. Doug Ducey.
Ducey will support Trump if he’s GOP nominee
As pressure ramps up nationally on Republicans to unify against Donald Trump’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination, Gov. Doug Ducey declined to join that camp and said he’ll support whichever candidate wins his party’s nomination.
