Long line vies for vacant supervisor seat
Twenty-two Republicans applied to fill the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors seat vacated by former member Steve Chucri.
Feds want anonymous vax mandate challenger unmasked
Attorneys for the federal government are making a last-minute effort to unmask a federal employee who wants to challenge the president's vaccine mandate but does not want to reveal his identity.
Judge weighs tax cuts challenge
A judge is questioning whether she has the right to keep Arizona voters from getting the last word on whether to cut taxes for the state's most wealthy.
Feds say Brnovich lacks authority to sue over vaccine mandates
A challenge by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to the Biden administration's vaccine mandates for federal employees and contractors is legally and factually flawed, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice is charging.
Hobbs steps into the sun as gubernatorial candidate
In her first major event as a gubernatorial candidate, Katie Hobbs spoke before the press and handful of supporters in the rose garden at the Arizona Capitol to introduce her plan for “an accountable Arizona.”
Fernandez resigns to join Biden administration
Rep. Charlene Fernandez, D-Yuma, is resigning to join the Biden Administration, the White House announced today.
Gary Grado is interim editor of ‘Arizona Capitol Times’
BridgeTower Media has named Gary Grado as interim editor of the Arizona Capitol Times.
ACC approves APS rate reduction
Most Arizona Public Service Co. customers will pay a little less for electricity now, but the utility, which initially sought a 5% rate increase, is threatening to sue over the decision.
Arizona attorney general to sue over federal vaccine rules
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Thursday he plans to sue to block the Biden administration's new mandate that large employers require their workers to either be vaccinated for Covid or undergo weekly testing starting in January.
Grab bag of laws voided by Supreme Court
When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve "budget reconciliation'' bills on November 2, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of faculty and students.
Judge sets contempt hearing for Senate
A superior court judge on Tuesday left open the possibility of finding the Arizona Senate in contempt of court in the coming weeks.
Townsend to lead Senate government committee
One of the Legislature’s most vocal champions of the partisan Senate audit and a supporter of efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow win in Arizona has been named the chairwoman of the Senate Government Committee.