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Arizona quietly suspends Medicaid work requirement
Arizona has suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have taken a dim view of similar mandates in other states.
ET Rivera: No politics in coffee and pastries
Within a mile radius from the Arizona Capitol there is just one cafe that politicos and other capitol dwellers frequent and it is commonly referred to as “the Mexican Starbucks.”
Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back
A fired Senate staffer said Friday she hopes to go back to work even though it would mean working with – and for – some of the same people who a federal court jury said discriminated against her.
Unemployment rate dips slightly along with increase in jobs
Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate barely budged last month as the number of jobs available pretty much matched the number of people entering the workforce.
Group tries to dodge fine for campaign finance law violation
A group that spent $260,000 attacking a 2014 foe of Doug Ducey in his first gubernatorial race is trying again to escape paying a fine for violating state campaign finance laws.
Judge asks whether prison health care deal should be tossed
A federal judge who has criticized Arizona's persistent noncompliance with a settlement requiring improvements to health care for prisoners has ordered lawyers for the state and inmates to decide whether they want to throw out the 5-year-old deal and instead bring the case to trial.
Appellate court rejects Arizona’s bid to void settlement over pressure cookers
A federal appeals court has slapped down a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to undo a class-action settlement of a lawsuit over allegedly defective pressure cookers.
Earlier primary election creates burden for student voters
It was an uncontroversial legislative change, backed by county recorders happy for more time between elections and lawmakers who wanted more time to make their case to voters.
Court rules faulty implants doesn’t give patients right to sue
Just because a silicone breast implant ruptures does not give the patient the right to sue, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
Legislators order state audit into how efficiently Hoffman uses ESA oversight funding
Legislators yesterday ordered the state auditor to investigate how the Arizona Department of Education spends the roughly $1.3 million it receives to administer a state voucher program.
Court task force calls for non-lawyers to co-own law firms
Loosening rules on who can provide legal advice and who can own law practices could make it easier for people who need legal services but can’t afford them to navigate the court system, according to a report produced for the Arizona Supreme Court this week.
Republic employees vote to unionize
Reporters, photographers and non-management staffers at Arizona’s largest newspaper voted today to form a union.
