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GOP lawmaker proposes slew of regulations on medical marijuana
Saying he doesn't trust the industry, a top Senate Republican wants an outright ban on the use of certain chemicals on the marijuana that Arizonans smoke, eat or drink.
Borrelli again targets medical marijuana dispensary kitchens
A state GOP senator wants to allow the Arizona Department of Health Services to inspect medical marijuana kitchens without giving notice and blames the marijuana industry for killing the same effort last session.
Survey: Arizonans not willing to open wallets to pay for education
A new survey by the Morrison Institute finds that Arizonans want to spend more money on education. But paying for it? That's another question.
Panel recommends broader definition of ‘position of trust’ in child sex abuse laws
A special committee wants to revamp Arizona's sex abuse laws to make it easier to prosecute some people who violate their position of trust with their youthful victims.
Rebirth of Arizona’s mining museum making slow, quiet progress
Inside the old Polly Rosenbaum building on 15th Avenue and Washington Street, just across from the Arizona Department of Administration, there are dozens of shelves, hundreds of boxes, tens of thousands of rocks, minerals, crystals and fossils, and on most weekdays, a specimen named Bill Yedowitz.
Tony Valdovinos: Political grunt becomes a main character
Tony Valdovinos thinks your ground game is weak.
Court rules consumer protection laws don’t apply to sports
Just because you may have spent more than $1,500 to attend a sporting event doesn't mean you're going to see the kind of contest you wanted to see, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Proposed law takes away elections manual changes from SOS
A veteran state lawmaker is seeking to trim the wings of the secretary of state, at least when it comes to enacting procedures for conducting elections.
Lawmaker wants to prohibit schools from offering social services
In Phoenix’s Balsz Elementary School District, students and their parents can access backpacks of food, family counseling, car seats and a clothing closet.
Bill would repeal law allowing dating abuse instruction in public schools
The vice chairman of the House Education Committee wants schools to teach students less about dating, but tighten up laws that require them to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attorney: Churches acted with ‘unclean hands’ to aid immigrants
An attorney for the Patriot Movement says the group and its members can't be sued in federal court for harassing migrants and those helping them because the plaintiffs are aiding them in violating federal immigration laws.
Arizona prisons, inmate lawyers to renegotiate settlement
The Arizona Department of Corrections was sent back to the negotiating table after it failed to comply with a previous settlement requiring better health care, a judge said.
