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Court: Border Patrol violating rights of detainees
A federal judge has concluded that Customs and Border Protection is detaining people in a way that violates their rights.
Townsend files ethics complaints over squabble against two Dem lawmakers
A Republican lawmaker is filing a pair of ethics complaints against two Democrats after conflict erupted in a committee Tuesday night between lawmakers and activists there to protest proposed legislation that would overhaul the state’s ballot initiative system.
State House passes measure to remember victims of Communism.
State lawmakers decided Tuesday that Arizona needs to remember the victims of Communism.
Group booted from legislative panel files ethics complaint
Protesters escorted out of a Senate hearing last week announced on Tuesday they will be filing an ethics complaint against the committee chair who ordered their removal.
Bill limits use of unmarked cars for traffic enforcement
A Gilbert Republican lawmaker wants to limit the number of unmarked cars that police can use for traffic stops.
Ranchers, environmentalists on collision course in defining ‘waterway’
Tricia Gerrodette worries what will happen to southern Arizona’s San Pedro River if business booms too quickly and too close.
Roxanna Pitones: At home in the Legislature
After her first session working in the Arizona Senate, Roxanna Pitones was hooked.
Maricopa supervisors appoint replacement county assessor
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Friday to appoint Gilbert Town Councilman Eddie Cook as county assessor to replace Paul Petersen, his indicted predecessor.
Panel OKs Ducey project to lift low-performing schools
Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to give money to low-income schools through a pilot project dubbed “Project Rocket” is taking shape and moving through the House of Representatives, but not everyone is pleased.
Utah students could benefit from proposed Arizona voucher expansion
The Legislature has another bill that would appear to expand the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program to a small group of students living near the Arizona-Utah border.
Arizona church sued over decades-old abuse allegations
Both lawsuits were brought Monday under a 2019 state law that extends the right of people who say they were abused as children to sue until their 30th birthday — a decade longer than before.
Lawmakers want Corporation Commission to be appointed
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to ask voters in 2020 to approve a change in the state Constitution to appoint regulators to the Arizona Corporation Commission rather than elect them.
