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The Breakdown: Kicking up dust
It’s junket season in Arizona, and lawmakers spent their week talking policy in Scottsdale and Puerto Rico.
Mine near Grand Canyon uses polluted water to control dust
Arizona’s Department of Environmental Quality is allowing a uranium mine operator to spray water laced with uranium and arsenic on the ground to keep dust down on its site, but it is considering the status of the mine’s permit.
County investigators find no evidence Petersen neglected duties
Investigators tasked by Maricopa County Officials to investigate Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen found no evidence he “neglected” his duties.
Court erred in declining name change for gender transition
What you want to call yourself legally is no one's business but your own, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
APS CEO, staff to appear before Corporation Commission
It took the former CEO of APS roughly 10 years to answer questions at the Arizona Corporation Commission and it’s taken less than one month for his successor to do the same.
Panel recommends less prison time for low-level offenders
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to give people serving time for low-level felonies the opportunity to reduce their sentences by up to 60 percent, but selling the rest of their colleagues on the idea could be tough.
Sex abuse prevention bill on collision course with GOP lawmaker
Two years ago, Erin Merryn was ready to write of Arizona.
Judge rules AG missed deadline to sue regents
A judge has once again rejected efforts by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to challenge what he contends is an illegal deal by the Arizona Board of Regents to build a hotel and conference center.
Fired Senate staffer who won discrimination suit reinstated
The Arizona Senate has reinstated a former Democratic policy adviser who won a federal discrimination lawsuit over being paid less than white male employees with similar jobs.
Progressive groups challenge law on deadline for ballots
Saying voters are being disenfranchised, two groups are asking a federal judge to void an Arizona law that says ballots have to be received by county officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
The Breakdown: HOBB-ling toward 2020
The Arizona Secretary of State’s campaign finance websites are broken.
Campaign finance websites still broken as election 2020 nears
The 2020 election is a year away and the state’s campaign finance websites are broken.
