Arizona authorities are accusing a major payday loan company of engaging in deceptive practices by filing collections lawsuits in courts far from where debtors live or took out the loans.
Read More »Brewer: ‘no problem’ on backers’ payday loan work
A critic says Gov. Jan Brewer's credibility is being undermined. But the governor says it's not inappropriate that some of her political associates are doing work for the payday loan industry that could result in legislation reaching her desk.
Read More »Scalia: Some modern constitutional interpretations seek rigidity
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said on Oct. 26 those who want legal interpretations to view the U.S. Constitution through modern-day lenses are seeking "rigidity," not flexibility to fit contemporary times.
Read More »New law would allow post-foreclosure suits
Arizona real-estate agents are sounding the alarm over recently enacted state legislation that sets new limits on longstanding protections for some owners of foreclosed homes, saying the law will weaken protection for borrowers and damage the struggling housing market.
Read More »Part-time Arizona lawmakers working into the summer
Arizona's part-time legislators are on the job in midsummer after their inability to work out an on-time solution to the state's budget trouble led them to crack a barrier they hoped to avoid. The annual regular session starts in January and has adjourned in May or June in recent years. This year, it ran 71/2 hours into July 1 before lawmakers approved a new budget and finished action on other bills.
Read More »Stopgap plan would keep Arizona government running
Key Arizona lawmakers are drafting emergency legislation that could be used to keep state government going temporarily even if a new budget isn't approved in time - but not for all of state government nor for very long.
Read More »Arizona unemployment rate for May hits 8.2 percent
Arizona's unemployment rate jumped by a half-percentage point in May as nearly all the state's economic sectors recorded job losses and many people left temporary positions in business and government, the Commerce Department reported June 18.
Read More »Lawmakers eye pension fund for research cash
Lawmakers are trying to tap the state's main retirement system for public employees to replace state funding for research projects meant to help spur economic development.
Read More »Bill would bar gun bans for parked vehicles
A bill being considered by Arizona legislators is seen as pitting the rights of gun owners against the private property rights of businesses and others.
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