Arizona prosecutors will keep their ability to stack charges against some criminal defendants to get an enhanced sentence.
Read More »Sonora governor speaks out against Trump’s tariff threat
Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich is parting ways with her Arizona counterpart over the controversial tariffs on imports from Mexico that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose this coming week.
Read More »Ducey prefers to educate parents on vaccinations, not force them
Gov. Doug Ducey won't support eliminating the ability of parents to claim a personal exemption for their children from vaccines despite a new published study showing the state's largest county at risk for a measles epidemic.
Read More »Ducey draws line in sand on rainy-day fund 
Calling an economic downturn "inevitable,'' Gov. Doug Ducey is pushing back against demands by lawmakers from his own Republican Party to use an unexpected cash windfall to pay down debt.
Read More »Ducey heading to border to meet Vice President Pence 
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey plans to meet with Vice President Mike Pence in southern Arizona and get a status update on the border.
Read More »Ducey signs bill for state to recognize out-of-state license
Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday that will pretty much allow anyone with any professional license to practice in Arizona without further state review.
Read More »Ducey: Federal laws to blame for crisis at border
The governor said today that people who try to get across the border often are "coached by individuals to say things that allow them to come in the country.'' Those laws, Ducey said, need to be changed.
Read More »Ducey declares Arizona ‘pro-vaccination’ state, vows to kill vaccine exemption bills
Gov. Doug Ducey promised today he will not sign several controversial bills moving through the Legislature that could lead to fewer children being vaccinated.
Read More »Lawmakers eye buying back state buildings to save $50 million 
Spending $190 million now to save $50 million by 2030 sounds like a good deal to some lawmakers who are pushing to repurchase a group of buildings the state sold off during the height of an economic downturn.
Read More »Mesnard: Ducey’s tax conformity depends on Dems
Sen. J.D. Mesnard told the Arizona Capitol Times that Ducey is in for a long and bumpy ride this legislative session after the governor vetoed a bill, backed by all but one Republican lawmaker, to offset estimates of higher tax collections this year by roughly $150 million or more.
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