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Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to deny gyms and fitness centers the right to reopen despite a court order to the contrary.
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Health director testifies in gym closure lawsuit
The state’s top health official acknowledged that she and Gov. Doug Ducey are ignoring some Arizona-specific recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force. At a court hearing Monday, Dr. Cara Christ agreed that the latest report from the task ...
Read More »Man convicted of murder wins claim of prosecutorial misconduct
A man convicted of the 2008 murder of a 62-year-old disabled Tucson woman may get the chance for a new trial. In a ruling Friday, the Arizona Supreme Court said that Luis A. Vargas had the right to allege that ...
Read More »Court rules utility regulators can take over private company
The Arizona Corporation Commission has the legal right to seize managerial control of utilities that pose a risk to public health and safety, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a 6-1 decision, the justices rejected claims by George Johnson ...
Read More »Former health director says in court Ducey wrong to close gyms 
The former state health director says Gov. Doug Ducey is "scientifically wrong'' in lumping gyms and fitness centers with bars as places that cannot be safely operated during the pandemic.
Read More »Judge to decide whether tax on rich initiative used deceptive language
Business interests trying to quash a vote on higher taxes on the rich sought to convince a judge Wednesday that extent and breadth of the proposed new levy is being purposely understated and misleading.
Read More »Judge hears testimony in challenge to education tax proposal
The question of whether Arizonans get to vote on hiking taxes on the most wealthy to fund education could depend on how petition circulators got paid. Challengers funded by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry contend that those gathering ...
Read More »Court to hear arguments on Ducey’s order to close gyms
A judge has agreed to hear arguments by gyms that Gov. Doug Ducey has essentially moved the goalposts in what they need to do to reopen. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason on Monday refused to immediately overturn his ...
Read More »State’s universities side with Ducey on bar closures
The state university system is defending the broad executive powers being exercised by Gov. Doug Ducey arguing it will keep their students out of bars — at least for the time being. “Bars such as those surrounding the universities are ...
Read More »Lawsuit seeks education reform at Native American schools
FLAGSTAFF — A lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to adequately provide for students on a small, isolated reservation in Arizona is set to go to trial in November. The lawsuit filed in 2017 seeks systematic reforms of ...
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