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Jul 21, 2014

Cardon’s siblings claim he squandered the family’s money on lavish lifestyle, politics

Six of secretary of state candidate Wil Cardon’s seven siblings sued him over his control of family trust funds and his use of their money, including more than $6 million he spent on his failed U.S. Senate campaign in 2012.

Jul 21, 2014

Arizona execution drug case heads to Supreme Court

A case challenging Arizona's refusal to reveal detailed information about the lethal combination it will use to put an inmate to death is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jul 21, 2014

UofA professor files appeal, says she was fired for supporting medical marijuana research

A University of Arizona doctor and researcher, given her walking papers last month, is not going quietly.

Jul 18, 2014

Court will consider back pay for public schools in October

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge set aside a week in October for a hearing that will decide whether the state has to pay back $1.3 billion the Legislature illegally withheld from schools as it grappled with billions of dollars of red ink during the recession.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Jul 17, 2014

Commission votes to continue defending its Horne investigation

The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted today to continue defending a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Tom Horne to stop an investigation against him.

Jul 14, 2014

Arizona death row inmate appeals lethal drug ruling

An Arizona inmate scheduled for execution July 23 has appealed a trial-court ruling that keeps him from having information on the lethal drugs that will be used on him.

Virginia, Arizona, State Board for Community Colleges, Virginia Community College System, Pima Community College, Michigan, Tucson, Pepperdine University
Jul 14, 2014

Analysis shows state could face big deficit in wake of school inflation ruling

A state budget analysis shows that Friday’s decision on school inflationary funding by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper could send the state into a severe fiscal jam at a time when revenue collections are falling short of expectations.

Jul 11, 2014

State lawmaker on effect of school funding ruling: “This is a real financial crisis.”

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge told the Legislature today it must fund each public-school student at a base level of about $233 more than it currently does to begin to make up for years of not adjusting for inflation.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Jul 10, 2014

Retired judge, Gilbert town attorney to investigate Horne

Arizona’s Solicitor General has tapped a retired judge and Gilbert’s town attorney to investigate whether Attorney General Tom Horne used the Attorney General’s Office as his campaign headquarters.

Jul 9, 2014

Secretary of State’s Office finds enough evidence to investigate Horne, who drops his own internal investigation

Assistant Secretary of State Jim Drake ruled this morning there is enough evidence and uncontested allegations against Attorney General Tom Horne to merit a full-blown investigation into whether he has been using state resources and employees to campaign for reelection.

Jul 9, 2014

AZ judge to consider postponing execution over drug concerns

A judge is scheduled to consider a request Wednesday to postpone the July 23 execution of an Arizona death row inmate until officials reveal details about the two-drug combination that will be used to put him to death.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne listens to opening arguments from Yavapai Deputy County Attorney Benjamin Kreutzberg, in a hearing into allegations that Horne and political ally Kathleen Winn, violated campaign finance laws. (Photo by Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic)
Jul 7, 2014

Horne sues, calls Clean Elections case against him a “stunning power grab’’

Attorney General Tom Horne filed suit July 3 to stop the Clean Elections Commission from suing him, alleging its actions are a “stunning power grab.”

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