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The recent experiences of several other states bode well for Gov. Doug Ducey’s attempt to get federal approval for a package of proposed reforms to Arizona’s Medicaid program.

Gov. Doug Ducey is seeking federal approval to create new co-payment, work and other requirements for AHCCCS patients.

Gov. Doug Ducey, elected last year with the help of a group linked to the Koch brothers, is headed to California this weekend to meet with them again along with some of their wealthy colleagues.

Fearing a repeat of what happened in Chattanooga, Tenn., Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday directed that more than 200 members of the Arizona National Guard – and potentially thousands – be armed while on duty.

Gov. Doug Ducey said a “miscommunication” led to the scheduling and subsequent cancellation of an event to honor former Arizona Diamondbacks ace Randy Johnson with a sign on State Route 51, which was scrapped after Lori Piestewa’s family voiced concerns with the ceremony.

An Arizona sheriffs' group says private prisons have the advantage when it comes to bidding for inmate housing contracts.

Gov. Doug Ducey plans to sell three state planes, consolidate the state’s air fleet and cancel the planned purchase of expensive aerial camera equipment, which the Governor’s Office estimates will save the state nearly $2.5 million.

For about a day this week, Mark Brnovich was governor. Maybe. The attorney general discovered Tuesday that Doug Ducey was off on vacation with his family in California. And Secretary of State Michele Reagan left Tuesday morning for a conference.

When Gov. Doug Ducey was stuck in a six-way Republican primary one year ago, he promised to “fight back with every resource at my command” to secure the state’s border with Mexico. “Fencing, satellites, guardsmen, more police and prosecutors,” Ducey ...

Gov. Doug Ducey says Arizona is remembering "19 brave men" on the second anniversary of the deaths of firefighters who perished during a wildfire in Yavapai County.