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Aug 27, 2018

Judge rules clean energy measure to stay on ballot

A judge this morning rejected attempts by Arizona Public Service to keep a renewable energy measure off the November ballot.

Aug 25, 2018

Federal judge upholds 2016 ban on ballot harvesting

A federal judge late Friday slapped down a bid by a Democrat activist to void a 2016 law that makes "ballot harvesting'' illegal and allow the practice to resume for Tuesday's primary.

Aug 24, 2018

AZ Supreme Court changes criminal defense of duress

People who say they were forced by fear of death or injury to break the law need not prove they were in imminent danger at the time of the offense to escape being convicted, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Aug 23, 2018

Court ruling, lack of signatures sink ‘dark money’ ballot measure

A new court decision Thursday has left backers of a ban on "dark money'' even further from their goal of getting the measure on the ballot.

Aug 20, 2018

ACLU alleges in lawsuit state doesn’t update voter rolls properly

Saying she's violating federal law, the American Civil Liberties Union wants a federal judge to order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to update the addresses of people who have moved so their votes will be counted in November.

Aug 20, 2018

‘Dark money,’ renewable energy ballot measures in court

The question of whether voters get to decide whether to outlaw ``dark money'' could depend on whether a judge voids a law that throws a hurdle in the path of initiative organizers.

Aug 17, 2018

Mass subpoenas to be tested in challenge to energy measure

Opponents of a ballot measure to increase Arizona’s use of renewable energy have the right to subpoena more than 1,600 individuals who gathered signatures to get the proposed law on the ballot.

Mesa High School teacher Joshua Buckley explains Friday why he and David Lujan, director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, are proposing a large surcharge on income taxes paid by state residents who earn the most money to fund public education (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Aug 16, 2018

Judge rules tax on rich initiative can go to ballot

A judge has slapped down efforts by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry to block people from voting whether to hike income taxes on the rich to generate $690 million a year for education.

Aug 14, 2018

Arguments in education tax on rich comes down to fine (percentage) points

The question of whether Arizonans get to vote on a tax hike on the wealthy to raise $690 million a year for education could depend on what a judge thinks of a math teacher's explanation of the difference between "percent" and "percentage point.''

Lobbyist Jim Norton, who is under indictment in a bribery scheme, leaves U.S. District Court in Phoenix on June 7, 2017.
Aug 9, 2018

Bribery case ruins careers, leaves question of larger probe

The government’s decision to drop a bribery case involving a former regulator and utility owner leaves the question of what will come of its parent investigation.

Aug 9, 2018

Supreme Court sides with developer in water dispute

The Arizona Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to new development in and around Sierra Vista even if it could dry up the San Pedro River -- and even if it turns out that the home buyers later end up with nothing but sand coming out of their faucets.

Aug 8, 2018

AZ Supreme Court upholds ruling LD28 Senate candidate Mark Syms disqualified from ballot

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Mark Syms, an independent candidate for the state Senate, cannot appear on the ballot in November.

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