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Dec 23, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court sets date for IRC hearing

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Legislature’s lawsuit against the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on March 2.

Dec 22, 2014

Failed drugs will no longer be used in Arizona executions

Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan announced today the state will stop executing prisoners with the drug combination used on Joseph Wood, who took two hours to die in July.

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Dec 22, 2014

State seeks stay of campaign finance ruling

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office asked a federal judge to stay a recent bombshell ruling that threatens the state’s ability to enforce all of its campaign disclosure laws.

Dec 22, 2014

Under Common Core, fantasy merges with reality to revitalize education

In the past few years, Osborn Middle School has turned itself into a beehive of activity in implementing Common Core, the controversial standards Arizona embraced four years ago. And if there’s a good place to see whether Common Core is working, it’s this school.

Dec 19, 2014

Energy regulators greenlight APS rooftop solar plan

Arizona Public Service will soon start installing solar panels on residential homes after the state’s energy regulators paved the way for it to enter the residential solar market.

Dec 19, 2014

Endangered species: Clean Elections continues its decline

With each election cycle since the end of matching funds, Clean Elections has become an exceedingly less potent force, a trend that led to near-record lows in both participation and success in Arizona’s public campaign funding system.

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Dec 18, 2014

Ducey announces 4 senior staffers

Governor-elect Doug Ducey made some long-awaited announcements about who will serve in his administration, naming four senior staff members, including three who were part of his campaign team.

Dec 18, 2014

Arizona ‘Dreamers’ can get licenses starting Monday

Come Monday, thousands of dreamers can get in line at the Motor Vehicle Division to apply for their licenses to drive.

Dec 17, 2014

‘Dreamers’ ruling could lead to drivers’ licenses for 150,000

Supreme Court decision could reach a broader group affected by President Obama's executive order on immigration

In a Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 photo, Martha McSally, Republican candidate for Congressional District 2, enters a ballroom for an election party, in Tucson, Ariz. On Monday, Nov. 10, lawyers for McSally are asking a judge to block the counting of some provisional ballots in her race against Democratic Rep. Ron Barber. Monday's request for a restraining order comes a day after Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez refused a demand that she stop verifying provisional ballots that lack an election worker's signature. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Mamta Popat)
Dec 17, 2014

McSally defeats incumbent Barber in CD2 recount

More than a month after Martha McSally declared victory on election night, a judge made it official this morning and declared her the winner over U.S. Rep. Ron Barber in Arizona's 2nd Congressional District.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announces dozens of arrests in a prostitution sting during a news conference at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Headquarters Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Phoenix. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies made dozens of arrests in the sting in which undercover officers posed as 16-year-old girls as men responded to an online ad. The investigation also resulted in numerous drug-related arrests. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Dec 16, 2014

Obama administration urging court to toss Arpaio immigration lawsuit

The Obama administration is urging dismissal of a lawsuit that would dismantle the president's immigration program, an initiative designed to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation.

Dec 15, 2014

Report offers new details on Hale DUI arrest

An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer reported finding more liquor than coffee in Rep. Albert Hale’s car when he arrested the Arizona Democrat in November. Prosecutors are awaiting the... […]

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