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Adrian Fontes: Maricopa County Recorder-elect, a win for Democrats
Adrian Fontes is a first-time politician who unseated 28-year incumbent Helen Purcell by a razor thin margin in the November election. He’s the first Democrat to hold any countywide office in decades.
Crystal’s Cage: The betrayal and murder of a child
Reyes watched Tamala dig, holding a flashlight as she illuminated the unmarked grave. She broke the silence to utter two final words before they placed her daughter into the earth: “Dig deeper.”
Judge refuses to block minimum wage hike
A judge on Friday refused a request by business interests to immediately block the voter-approved hike in the minimum wage from taking effect as scheduled next year.
Feds want judge to decide whether Arpaio should be convicted
The U.S. Justice Department asked U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton in a filing Thursday to hold a bench trial rather than let a jury decide Arpaio's misdemeanor case.
Brnovich pushes to stop Tucson gun law challenge
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is trying to quash Tucson’s challenge to the law he is using to try to take away the city’s state aid.
Arizona Chamber of Commerce sues to block new minimum wage law
The state chamber, joined by several local chambers, and two Arizona taxpayers and restaurant owners, filed a complaint this morning seeking an immediate injunction against Proposition 206.
Court to rule on when police may frisk detainee’s companions
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to consider when police may frisk companions of somebody legally taken into custody.
Arizona Supreme Court agrees to hear Horne appeal
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear former Attorney General Tom Horne’s appeal of a $400,000 fine stemming from his 2010 campaign.
Pardon me? Obama’s record 1,023 commutations bypass Arizona so far
Arizona is one of three states that have not been touched by President Barack Obama’s record-setting pace of prison sentence commutations.
Tucson: State law amounts to illegal coercion
Attorneys for Tucson on Monday asked a judge to void the law that allows Attorney General Mark Brnovich to order the community's revenue sharing withheld if it does not bend to the state's will.
Arizona seeks to dismiss part of suit protesting executions
The state filed papers Friday seeking to dismiss the lawsuit's claim that the sedative midazolam can't ensure that condemned inmates won't feel the pain caused by another drug in a three-drug execution protocol.
Superior Court judge appointed to Arizona Court of Appeals
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Beene has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Arizona Court of Appeals.
