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Judge rules against initiative backers who want online signature gathering
A federal judge late Friday tossed out a bid to allow initiative organizers to get the signatures they need through an online portal.
Hull’s legacy lasting
Jane Dee Hull’s tenure as the first women governor led to major and still-existing changes in Arizona government.
Arizona, neighbor states begin work on new plan to address drought
As decades of drought persists, water leaders in Arizona and other states that depend on the Colorado River are working on a plan to adjust what could be a new normal they say is fueled by climate change.
Legislative candidate diagnosed with COVID-19 faces challenges
Campaigning in the COVID-19 era has been hard enough for politicians who build their careers on face-to-face interactions.
Supreme Court to mull Attorney General’s suit against regents
Attorney General Mark Brnovich made a last-ditch effort Thursday to get the legal go-ahead to sue the Arizona Board of Regents over what he claims is its illegal methods of setting tuition at the state's three universities.
Parole hearing for man convicted of murder postponed
Social distancing and decades-old allegations are keeping one of the few prisoners whose sentence Gov. Doug Ducey has commuted behind bars.
Cook: Ethics probe now a ‘public prosecution’
A Gila County lawmaker at the center of a House Ethics investigation wrote a letter to his colleagues Tuesday excoriating the practices of the committee leading the probe into his alleged misconduct.
Data gives cloudy picture of virus spread
So it turns out that some areas of the state, like the near south side of Tucson, may not be quite the COVID-19 hotspots that newly released data would show.
Many Arizona students lack internet, schools improvise
As a junior high dance teacher, Jasmine Benton has always had to be flexible, but now this fourth-year teacher is being tested more than ever.
Repubican Party opposes use of online system for ballot measures
The attorney for the Arizona Republican Party says a system that allows people to sign petitions online -- the same one used by political candidates -- is "highly susceptible to fraud.''
St. Luke’s to reopen as hospital for COVID-19 cases
Gov. Doug Ducey announced Thursday that St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix will reopen in the next three weeks to specifically treat COVID-19 patients and ensure enough beds meet the demand.
Lawmaker: Virus makes need for change to sentencing laws greater than ever
This is all frustrating for Rep. Walt Blackman,R-Snowflake, one of many Arizona lawmakers who over the years have sought to amend the state’s sentencing laws -- some of the strictest in the country -- and improve prison conditions, mostly to no avail.
