2 doctors for incapacitated patient who gave birth leave
Two doctors who cared for an incapacitated woman who gave birth as a result of a sexual assault are no longer providing medical services at the long-term care center in Phoenix.
Gila River threatens to pull out of drought contingency plan
The Gila River Indian Community is threatening to blow up the drought contingency plan because of efforts it says will undermine its claim to water rights.
Supreme Court arguments on Phoenix discrimination ordinance set for Tuesday
The Arizona Supreme Court court is poised to decide exactly how far business owners can go in refusing to serve customers because of their sexual orientation.
Court: Tucson man wrongly jailed cannot collect for years behind bars
A Tucson man who spent 42 years in prison on 28 arson-related murder counts that were later vacated cannot now collect damages for the years he spent behind bars, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Governor proposes funding for KidsCare
Gov. Doug Ducey wants the state to start picking up some of the costs of providing health care for more than 32,000 children of the working poor.
Democrats: Water plan missing conservation requirement
House Democrats are balking at ratifying a proposed drought contingency plan over what they see as a key missing element.
Q&A with Senate President Karen Fann
With every Republican leader in the state Senate from 2018 gone, Karen Fann steps into the void as the next Senate president and the leader of not just the Republican Caucus, but the chamber at large.
Bales ponders retiring, could open way for Ducey’s 5th justice pick
Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales has not hired any clerks for the year, which coupled with the looming end as the court’s leader could spell retirement.
Proposed law would sweep hashish under definition of marijuana
Rep. Tony Rivero wants to change state law to clarify that cannabis is marijuana and protected for medicinal use.
Cities, farmers fight over water conservation plan
An organization that represents major Arizona cities is effectively warning Pinal County farmers not to demand more in the proposed drought contingency plan.
Tax-free tampons up for debate in Arizona Legislature
A Coolidge Republican whose office was flooded with tampons for his refusal to hear a bill on free feminine hygiene products last year now proposes to make them tax-free.
Third party to run center where comatose woman had baby
An Arizona care facility where a woman in a vegetative state was raped and then gave birth must relinquish control to an outside party.