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Court’s top managers to submit conflict-of-interest forms
The Arizona Supreme Court's administrative office has responded to an outside review of its internal fiscal controls by saying it'll have its top managers submit forms disclosing potential conflicts of interest.
Documents indicate tribe misled voters on casino sites
Officials of the Tohono O’odham Nation were discussing possible sites for a casino in Maricopa County even as tribes were telling voters in 2002 there would be no new tribal gaming in the Phoenix area if they approve a ballot measure.
Arizona man charged in plot on DMV office pleads not guilty
A Tucson man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix.
Odor of marijuana justifies a police search, state Supreme Court rules
Got marijuana? Not legally? Might want to keep the smell down. A pair of new court rulings this morning allows the police to pursue a search of your place or your vehicle solely based on the odor.
Judge holds agency in contempt for handling of disabled kid
A Maricopa County Juvenile Court judge has found the Arizona Department of Child Safety in contempt for failing to provide needed services to a family.
Courts should approve Arizona election plans, group says
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit already suing over Arizona's troubled presidential primary says the state's top election officials should be required to have court-approved plans in place for how they're going to manage the upcoming primary and general elections.
Arizona judge kicks Hualapai Ranch case back to tribe
An Arizona judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Hualapai Tribe's Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, saying it's within the tribe's jurisdiction.
Tuition-cap initiative hopes for better luck in 2018
A campaign that proposed a citizen initiative to cap tuition rates at Arizona’s universities has long given up on 2016, but hopes to make it onto the ballot in two years.
Northwestern Arizona seeing depleting aquifers due to farms
Officials said the state has precious little control over water in Mohave County or any county in Arizona.
Rep. Velasquez pleads not guilty to fraud, theft charges
Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez of Litchfield Park pleaded not guilty in court today to three felony charges that she ripped off the state’s food stamp system.
Arizona police sign on to White House plan to cut jail populations
A federal program calls on police agencies to train officers to handle mental health crises, urges police and health officials to share data on people who have crossed their paths recently, and encourages use of data-based tools to assess risk and release low-risk people awaiting trial in jail simply because they can’t make bail.
State Supreme Court limits charges for resisting arrest
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today the state can’t pile on charges of resisting arrest for each police officer involved in subduing a suspect.
