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 »Former health director says in court Ducey wrong to close gyms
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 ...
Read More »Ducey asks Supreme Court to toss challenge to executive authority
Gov. Doug Ducey wants the Arizona Supreme Court to throw out a challenge to his emergency authority filed by dozens of bar owners. In a case with implications for gubernatorial powers, Brett Johnson, Ducey’s attorney, told the justices late July ...
Read More »9th Circuit takes Ducey’s side in school fund case
A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling that could have affected the ability of Gov. Doug Ducey and future governors to tap a special education trust account to funnel more cash into schools. In a unanimous decision Tuesday, a ...
Read More »Google wants to keep data tracking secret
Internet giant Google is asking a judge to block a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to publicly disclose documents he got from the company during his investigation of how it uses private information.
Read More »Judge upholds Ducey’s order to close gyms
A federal judge late Tuesday rebuffed a bid by Xponential Fitness to allow it to reopen its 50 facilities around the state despite the order by Gov. Doug Ducey to keep them shut for at least another two weeks.
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