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Average teacher salaries in Arizona have increased by 13.3% since fiscal year 2017, but that’s still shy of the 15% cumulative goal laid out for this point in Gov. Doug Ducey’s #20x2020 plan.

Arizona courts are preparing for a possible influx of expungement petitions later this year after Proposition 207 opened the door for people with some marijuana-related offenses to pursue getting those records wiped out.

A new report found that Arizona could save $1.4 billion in the next decade if the state implements more opportunities for non-dangerous offenders to shave time off their prison sentences.

The former employer of a Wendy Rogers political opponent wants the state’s high court to decide whether a political candidate can be liable for defaming a third party while attacking the political rival.

Shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court created a task force on countering disinformation in 2019, its members realized their approach was a losing battle.

A convicted quintuple murderer is looking to the Arizona Supreme Court for leniency and a way to avoid the death penalty.

State and local government incentives for private companies must proportionately benefit the public in exchange to avoid violating the state constitution’s Gift Clause, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday.