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State will provide emergency funds to offset minimum wage hike
Arizona health officials announced an emergency infusion of funds to help offset the costs of the state’s new minimum wage.
Mesnard says there may be legal grounds to overturn minimum wage hike
The new speaker of the Arizona House said Monday there appear to be legal grounds for someone to sue to overturn the minimum wage hike just approved by voters.
New minimum wage law provides paid time off for domestic violence victims
A lesser-known provision of the minimum wage ballot measure passed by Arizona voters this month will allow domestic violence victims to take paid sick leave to handle issues caused by the violence.
Advocates of recreational marijuana acknowledge that they lost
Backers of recreational use of marijuana finally conceded Tuesday what has been generally known for a week: Arizona voters didn’t like their proposal.
A look at Arizona election winners, losers
Election Day in Arizona saw Republicans winning the presidential vote despite Democratic efforts to tap into the state's growing demographic shift, a GOP sweep of statewide utility regulator races, and a sturdy defense of a swing congressional district in southern Arizona.
A day of drama: Here is a rundown of who won, who lost in Tuesday’s election
Arizona failed to turn blue in the presidential election, but Democrats picked up at least one seat in the Legislature, and voters ousted the infamous Republican Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Voters approve measure to raise minimum wage
Early voter totals show Arizona’s fry cooks, cashiers and other unskilled workers will be making $12 by 2020.
Arizona defeats recreational marijuana measure
Arizona voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and set up a commercial marijuana industry in the state.
Colorado lawmakers: Arizona anti-pot ads are inaccurate
Three Colorado state legislators on Monday called on opponents of the Arizona measure to legalize recreational pot to stop airing what they say are misleading and inaccurate ads.
A look at measures to legalize pot, raise minimum wage
A TV ad backing legal pot in Arizona features a Marine veteran saying marijuana saved him from post-traumatic stress disorder. In an opposition commercial, a former Colorado governor warns of the dangers of the legal drug, claiming that pot-laced candy is marketed to children.
Adelson gives half million to anti-pot campaign in Arizona
The latest major donation to the campaign against legal recreational marijuana in Arizona comes from Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who donated $500,000 last week.
Poll: Arizona voters still split on Prop 205 to legalize marijuana
About half of Arizona voters still support Proposition 205, the ballot measure to relax legal restrictions on recreational marijuana use, but the percentage of those opposed increased by two percentage points in recent weeks, according to the most recent Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.
