Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday denied a request for a reduced sentence for a former Phoenix police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man while on duty in 2010.
Read More »Ducey rejects request for reduced prison sentence for ex-cop
Report finds rash of crimes on the books never charged 
More than one-third of Arizona laws involving a felony penalty haven’t been used in the past 15 years, a new report from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found.
Read More »Ducey orders formation of cybersecurity group 
Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order March 1 creating a cybersecurity group tasked with advising him on cyber policy.
Read More »Governor gives thumbs down on water proposals 
Despite months spent hashing out water proposals behind closed doors, the governor doesn’t like what he sees in legislation meant to overhaul water policy.
Read More »Utility regulator proposes broad renewable energy plan 
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin released a plan January 30 that calls for increases in clean energy, energy storage and biomass.
Read More »Q&A with Gov. Doug Ducey 
The Capitol Times caught up with the governor the Friday before session started to discuss his priorities and preview the next few months.
Read More »Advocates for criminal justice changes applaud Ducey’s proposals 
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to expand employment centers for soon-to-be-released prisoners and give them identification cards before they leave state custody.
Read More »Ducey’s 2nd centrist State of the State speech no longer stirs Democrats 
This time around, Arizona Democratic lawmakers aren’t falling for Gov. Doug Ducey’s centrist approach designed to add more money to schools and attack the opioid crisis.
Read More »Ducey to call special session on opioids, promises ‘full commitment’ to K-12 
The governor also said the state will restore cuts made during the Great Recession to formula funding for K-12 schools, but details on how much money and where it will come from won’t be known until the governor releases his budget on Friday.
Read More »Proposed Corp Comm ethics code takes aim at lobbyists 
The lobbyist registration and gift ban ideas were floated in a recently released draft of a code of ethics by the commission, something the embattled regulatory body has been considering for nearly two years.
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