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Bureau of Reclamation commissioner orchestrated water plan
Bringing all of the parties together to agree on a seven-state plan to reduce the demand for water from the Colorado River can’t compare to building Hoover Dam, but it did take some pushing, prodding and figurative heavy lifting.
Ducey signs bill to protect vulnerable adults
Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed the first bill meant to better protect vulnerable adults like the woman who was victimized in a center charged with her care last year.
Supreme Court sides with father in dispute over child’s gender identification
Family courts have no right to interfere with the decisions of a parent given sole legal custody of a child after a divorce absent some showing of specific harm, even when the issue involves the youngster's decisions about sexual identification, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Arizona spent $218K looking into complaints against Stringer
The Arizona House Ethics Committee spent just over $218,000 investigating former Rep. David Stringer, including $16,000 paid to a private investigation firm that tracked down a 1983 police report showing the former lawmaker was accused of paying boys for sex, according to records released Wednesday.
Senate sours on lemonade as official state drink
Bill to make lemonade Arizona's state drink fails.
Ducey: Immigration discussion needs to shift to Mexico’s southern border
Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday the United States should pressure Mexico to seal its own southern border to keep migrants from Central America from reaching our borders.
Arizona finally bans texting while driving
The Republican architect of the texting ban signed into law Monday by Gov. Doug Ducey said it would not have happened if a former Democrat senator had not paved the way.
What you need to know about the new texting while driving law
A baker’s dozen of things you need to know about the new texting law.
State jobless rate drops as construction boom continues
The state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate ticked down a tenth of a point in March in what, by all indications, was a pretty unremarkable report.
House leader acquiesces to allow vote on texting-while-driving ban
Arizona is on the verge of no longer being just one of three states without a comprehensive ban on texting while driving.
Ducey signs hair styling bill
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed legislation that removes licensing requirements for people whose activities is limited to washing, drying, curling, hot ironing and styling hair. The governor, in a prepared statement, called it “a victory for common sense.”
Timeshares bill gets preliminary Senate approval
State lawmakers are not going to help those who bought timeshares get out from under what is often a lifetime obligation.
