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Bill makes illegal voting practice illegal – again
Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Doug Ducey to sign a bill they concede has no practical effect.
Senate approves vaccine, masks bans
State senators voted Tuesday to forever bar the state Department of Health Services from requiring students to be vaccinated against Covid to attend school.
Rogers faces ethics probe over social media posts
Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, will be under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee after posting comments on social media about the massacre in Buffalo, New York on Saturday.
State, feds at odds over minimum wage
The Biden administration says state Attorney General Mark Brnovich has no right to second guess - and sue - over the president's decision to set a $15 minimum wage for employees of federal contractors.
Dems to make abortion a campaign issue
Democrats want voters to know that Republican gains in the midterms could mean an end to legal abortion in Arizona, and possibly nationwide.
Contractors oppose federal OSHA take-over
Contractors and business groups are mounting a defense of Arizona’s workplace safety agency as the federal government considers intervening in local workplace safety regulation.
State executes 1st prisoner in 7 years
A man convicted of murdering 21-year-old Deana Bowdoin in 1978 was executed Wednesday morning -- the first time Arizona has put someone to death in nearly eight years.
Supreme Court to decide Senate audit records challenge
The Senate claimed legislative privilege Tuesday at the Arizona Supreme Court in its bid to withhold or redact more than 1,000 documents related to the review of the 2020 general election in Maricopa County.
Lawyers for Prop 208 foes seek $1M in legal fees
Groups that killed a voter-approved tax to fund education in court now want nearly $1 million in legal fees from initiative organizers and the state.
Supreme Court tosses effort to disqualify GOP candidates
The Arizona Supreme Court said three people allegedly involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol can be on the 2022 ballot.
Ducey signs legislation to limit executive emergency power
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Friday to limit the governor’s power to implement a state of emergency for “public health” reasons.
Local prosecutors differ on abortion enforcement
The U.S. Supreme Court could rewrite the national landscape for abortion access, but it’s up to local officials to enforce any restrictions – and candidates running for key offices in Arizona have different plans if Roe v. Wade is reversed.
