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Advocacy group says Arizona misleads ex-felons on voting rights
Arizona’s voter registration forms don’t adequately tell people with a felony about their voting rights, potentially disenfranchising scores of people, an election-law, advocacy group claims.
Burns, APS argue to judge over opening utility’s books
The question of whether utility regulator Bob Burns gets to grill the top executive at Arizona Public Service and review the company's political spending could turn on what a judge decides is the meaning of the word "and.''
DeWit to stay treasurer as U.S. Senate confirmation unfolds
Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWit ended speculation about a potential U.S. Senate run by accepting a job with the Trump administration in Washington, D.C.
Corkscrews, rusty road grader among finds at state surplus auction
The state auctions off pounds of corkscrews every month obtained from the Transportation Security Administration among many of other items.
Bob Worsley: Letting go of the wheel in a ‘really fancy golf cart’
Arizona has become the testing ground for driverless-car technology, as companies like Waymo, Uber and Lyft flock to the Valley of the Sun to test drive autonomous cars. Sen. Bob Worsley, a proponent of opening Arizona’s borders to these new technologies, has also embraced it in his own daily life.
Dueling attorneys exchange threats in GOP treasurer campaign spat
The race to be Arizona’s next treasurer hasn’t really begun yet, but a candidate and potential candidate are already butting heads and getting lawyers involved.
Former AG crafting measure to eliminate ‘dirty money’ in campaigns
A former state attorney general wants Arizonans to vote to constitutionally ban anonymous donations from political campaigns.
Department of Education forcibly removes reporter asking to inspect records
The Arizona Department of Education physically removed an AZCIR reporter out of its Capitol Mall offices today in response to a request to inspect the latest school letter grade records.
State Board of Education, ADE withhold school performance data from public
The Arizona Board of Education and the Arizona Department of Education are flouting state law by not immediately disclosing school performance ratings, though the schools themselves have access to their grades.
Marchers take up cause of black women
Attendees, organizers and lawmakers alike at the March for Black Women Sept. 30 put education and the treatment of black girls in Arizona’s schools front and center.
State retirement fund invests in private prisons that hold large contracts
The Arizona State Retirement System has invested in the country’s largest private prison operators, which also hold state contracts.
Another Democrat jumps into race to challenge Sen. Flake
Businessman and former public school teacher Jim Moss of Globe announced Tuesday he would seek his party's nomination for the seat.
