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Acting US attorney named for Arizona
An acting U.S. attorney for Arizona has been named now that the state's top federal prosecutor has stepped down.
US attorney for Arizona departing as administrations change
The top federal prosecutor for Arizona is stepping down with the change of administrations in Washington.
Arizona high court to review identical cattle brand ruling
The Arizona Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn a lower court ruling allowing the state to allow an identical cattle brand to be used by two ranchers.
Supreme Court delays decision on Tucson gun policy
The Arizona Supreme Court late Tuesday sidestepped, at least temporarily, the question of whether to intercede in the dispute between Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Tucson over the city's gun-destruction policy.
State seeks to block in-state tuition for ‘dreamers’
Attorneys for the state asked the Court of Appeals Tuesday to block community colleges and the state university system from offering in-state tuition to “dreamers.”
State defends Medicaid expansion Ducey opposed
The lead attorney for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System wants the Court of Appeals to rule that the $200 million a year levy on hospitals that finances the expansion was legally enacted.
State wants Supreme Court to revisit pension decision
The motion filed last week by the Elected Officials' Retirement Plan and joined by the state asks the court to overturn its November ruling.
Necessary or not, Supreme Court expands to 7 members
Republican lawmakers defied a core GOP principle of limited government in 2016 by passing a bill that enlarged the Arizona Supreme Court to seven justices from five.
Arizona Supreme Court declines to block Prop 206
Without comment the state Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a last-ditch bid by the business community, with support from Gov. Doug Ducey and legislative leaders, to delay the effect of Proposition 206.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio asks court to throw out contempt ruling
The request came as Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 24-year tenure as sheriff is set to end Sunday.
Ducey’s budget office, legislative leaders seek to block Prop 206
In an amicus brief, Speaker-elect J.D. Mesnard, Senate President-elect Steve Yarbrough and Gov. Doug Ducey’s Office of Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting told the Arizona Supreme Court that Proposition 206, will impose a “significant hardship” on the Legislature and Arizona’s taxpayers.
Last minute effort underway to block minimum wage hike
The immediate aim is to keep the minimum wage from going up to $10 an hour on Sunday as voters mandated.
