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The state’s water department will get to hire more workers to help with the myriad water issues facing the state.

After a year, even the best of couples tend to settle into a routine once the honeymoon period comes to an end. Few at the Capitol, however, are expecting Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-controlled Legislature to lose the magic they had last year.

The governor took seven pot shots at Arizona’s most populous neighbor in his annual State of the State address. In contrast, Ducey’s speech included just one small mention of California last year.

The mayor of Flagstaff said Monday it would be wrong to penalize his city -- or any other -- if it decides to enact its own "living wage'' requirements.

Gov. Doug Ducey used his State of the State address to tout Arizona as a state that’s “on the rise,” and he vowed to keep the state on that trajectory with lower taxes, reduced regulations and improve education.

Gov. Doug Ducey reached outside the judiciary this morning to tap a lawyer known for his limited government views to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court.

Gov. Doug Ducey took office with two severe problems requiring immediate attention: a massive budget deficit and a K-12 funding lawsuit that threatened to drop Arizona even further into the fiscal hole. He set out to find an early resolution to the first and ended his first year by mediating a solution to the second.

A new water council appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday is already being called too business-friendly.

Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering additional funding for more than 30 domestic violence shelters in Arizona.

Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a new Pima County Superior Court judge.