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Regulation taking back seat at Registrar of Contractors
Recent comments and actions by the new director of the Registrar of Contractors are raising concerns that regulation and enforcement are becoming less stringent under the new administration.
FBI agent’s description raises question about whether aborted baby was born alive
The doctor who performed the abortion on a woman who stands accused of swindling taxpayers for the procedure may have broken a state law that requires doctors to try and resuscitate babies who survive.
Ducey Land Department plan expected to bring $2.2 billion for schools
Gov. Doug Ducey wants increase the amount of money K-12 schools receive from sales of state trust land, which he expects to provide an additional $2.2 billion over 10 years without raising taxes or taking money from elsewhere in the general fund.
Doctors, Planned Parenthood challenge medication abortion law
A group of doctors and Planned Parenthood Arizona filed suit today to challenge a law requiring doctors to tell women medication abortions can be reversed.
Reagan seeks to intervene in challenge to Clean Elections authority
Secretary of State Michele Reagan is taking her dispute with the Citizens Clean Elections Commission to court, where she wants to intervene in a case challenging the commission’s disputed authority to regulate independent expenditures and traditionally funded candidates.
Survey says Arizona is dead last in state support for K-12
A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau affirmed public school advocates’ lament that Arizona is near or at the bottom among the states when it to comes K-12 funding.
Douglas doubts timing of Ducey school finance overhaul plan
Arizona's top education official said Tuesday she has serious doubts about Gov. Doug Ducey's timeline for overhauling the state's complex school financing formulas.
Poll: 53 percent of Arizonans favor decriminalizing marijuana
New poll numbers show a slim majority of Arizonans favor decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
New firm Axiom Public Affairs features big names at Capitol
A trio of big names announced a new lobbying and consulting firm that’s poised to make a big splash at the Capitol and the world of Arizona politics.
Board of Education asks judge to dismiss Douglas lawsuit
The State Board of Education is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas, calling it an attempt by the state schools chief to convince the courts to settle a political dispute.
US Supreme Court rules Arizona can’t deny bail to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes
Arizona cannot deny bail to certain people charged with crimes simply because they are here illegally, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today.
GOP lawmakers divided over what to do with revenue windfall
When lawmakers approved the state budget in March, they were staring at low revenue expectations and a deficit that forced them to make large, unpopular cuts from higher education, social services and other government programs.
