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Rep. Velasquez reaches plea deal in food stamp fraud case
Rep. Ceci Velasquez, D-Phoenix, has agreed to a plea bargain to end a criminal case alleging food stamp fraud and allow her to keep her seat in the House.
ADOA wants to raise rents for Capitol Mall renovations, demolitions
The Arizona Department of Administration is proposing a 44 percent increase in rent for all agencies occupying state-owned buildings to help pay for renovations and demolition of aging structures on the Capitol Mall.
Immigrant groups drop battle against ‘papers please’ provision of SB1070
Immigrant rights groups are giving up their bid to void the “papers, please” provision of Arizona’s controversial SB1070 in exchange for some state-issued informal -- and non-binding -- guidance on how police should enforce it.
Arizona’s 1st female governor, Rose Mofford, dies at 94
A former spokeswoman says Arizona's first female governor, Rose Mofford, has died at age 94.
GOP Corp Comm candidates say ‘yes’ to human role in global warming
All three Republican candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission today said man-made global warming was real, two of them contradicting their earlier answers on the topic.
Forese to run for treasurer
The first candidate running for the 2018 Arizona state treasurer race announced his candidacy today.
Phoenix sues state over Roosevelt Row district
The City of Phoenix has sued the state over a law passed earlier this year that changes the way municipal improvement districts can be formed.
State Supreme Court upholds public employees’ pay for union work
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that cities can pay public employees to work on union business.
High court rules cell phones are private, even in case alleging necrophilia and rape
Leaving your cell phone in an apartment where you have been a guest doesn’t give police the right to search it, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Mesnard likely to become new House speaker
Rep. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, appears to have locked up the votes to become the next speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives.
New ballots add to Biggs’ narrow lead in CD5
Christine Jones’ quest to force Maricopa County to count a handful of rejected provisional ballots in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District backfired after the latest court-ordered tally added a handful of votes to Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead.
Dangerous crossings: Rail safety takes on added urgency for Corporation Commission
Nine people at the state’s fourth branch of government watch over thousands of miles of railroad tracks and inspect train cars as they move through Arizona.
