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(Photo by Gary Grado/Arizona Capitol Times)
Nov 28, 2017

New leader named for public interest law firm

A new executive director has been named to lead a nonprofit public interest law firm best known for suing the state and other government entities for failing to follow the law.

Nov 28, 2017

Proposed law would allow motorcyclists to pass between cars

Arizona could follow in California’s footsteps by drafting rules to allow motorcyclists to pass between two vehicles in adjacent lanes.

Nov 27, 2017

Corkscrews, rusty road grader among finds at state surplus auction

The state auctions off pounds of corkscrews every month obtained from the Transportation Security Administration among many of other items.

Nov 27, 2017

Space-taking security perch to be dismantled

The oversized security perch installed in the Arizona House of Representatives by former Speaker David Gowan is coming down.

Nov 27, 2017

House staffers ready to move back to renovated offices

After nearly two months of working in hearing rooms on the first floor of the Arizona House of Representatives, research and Democratic staff will soon be allowed to return to their offices in the basement following a minor renovation.

Nov 27, 2017

Bob Worsley: Letting go of the wheel in a ‘really fancy golf cart’

Arizona has become the testing ground for driverless-car technology, as companies like Waymo, Uber and Lyft flock to the Valley of the Sun to test drive autonomous cars. Sen. Bob Worsley, a proponent of opening Arizona’s borders to these new technologies, has also embraced it in his own daily life.

Nov 24, 2017

Dueling attorneys exchange threats in GOP treasurer campaign spat

The race to be Arizona’s next treasurer hasn’t really begun yet, but a candidate and potential candidate are already butting heads and getting lawyers involved.

Nov 24, 2017

Parents of mentally ill plead for expanded services at Arizona State Hospital

Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law legislation allowing private companies to lease space on the hospital grounds to provide emergency and long-term psychiatric and behavioral health services.

Nov 24, 2017

Does cyber insurance pay off?

The potential growth opportunities for the cybersecurity insurance industry seem to be constantly expanding as major businesses face significant breaches. But while insuring data has never been more important, figuring out how the process actually works and who is protected by that insurance can prove to be a complicated and confusing matter.

Nov 24, 2017

A mobile concern: Blending security with convenience

Mobility in business means convenience, but it also creates a major security concern for corporations and businesses in the U.S.

Nov 22, 2017

Legislator: Don’t allow children to marry

The proposal by Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, would make it illegal for the clerk of superior courts in any of the state’s 15 counties to issue a marriage license to anyone younger than 18. Specifically, H2006 would undo laws that allow anyone age 16 or 17 to marry with permission of a parent.

Nov 21, 2017

Poll: 2018 election looks bleak for recreational marijuana

Don’t look for Arizonans to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, at least not in the immediate future. A new statewide poll of those likely to vote in next year’s election finds just 35 percent saying they would support a measure for the personal use of the drug.

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