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Trump seeks billions for border wall, US still paying for fence
As President Donald Trump tries to persuade a skeptical Congress to fund his proposed multibillion-dollar wall on the Mexican border, government lawyers are still settling claims with Texas landowners over a border fence approved more than a decade ago. Two settlements were completed just this week.
Ducey approves lower campaign contribution limits for Tempe elections, legal question surfaces
The City of Tempe will have its own, lower campaign contribution limits in place for its 2018 elections now that the governor signed off on the changes after considering them for more than a year.
Ethics complaint raises question on Facebook rants
Republican Rep. Mark Finchem filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee demanding Democratic Rep. Mark Cardenas be investigated and possibly punished for writing a Facebook post that criticized Republicans for supporting the budget.
9th Circuit upholds Arizona killer’s conviction
A federal appeals court won't reverse the conviction of Richard Greenway for killing a Tucson mother and her teen-age daughter in 1988.
Lawmakers restore public assistance funds in final act of session
Hundreds of needy Arizona families can access another year of cash assistance benefits after last-minute negotiations led the legislature to approve a reversal of a prior cut to the program.
Speaker withholds teacher pay raise proposal from vote
Arizona schools won't be forced to use some of their annual inflation aid for teacher raises.
Car rescue bill moves closer to law
Ignoring a claim the measure is "horribly crafted,'' the state House voted 35-20 Wednesday to give license to people to break into cars to rescue children and pets.
Ducey signs tax breaks into law
Come next April, look to pay the state a little bit less in taxes, or get a little bit more back in refunds.
Lawmakers: All that glitters shouldn’t be taxed
Arizona law says if someone invests in something, whether art, collectible cars or commercial real estate, and then sells it for more than the cost, that difference is subject to state income taxes. What HB2014 seeks to do is carve out an exception when people invest in gold and silver coins produced by the U.S. Mint.
Pinal County civil forfeiture suit heating up
A lawsuit central to the civil asset forfeiture debate in Arizona will see progress this month after months of stagnation.
Former lawmaker Aboud plays ‘joke’ in JP training, hit with ethics charges
Former Democratic lawmaker and Pima County Justice of the Peace Paula Aboud faces ethics charges after she took and hid a document containing answers to a test required for newly elected judges.
School officials threaten lawsuit over proposal forcing them to raise teacher pay
The lobbying arm of Arizona’s school boards is threatening to sue over a proposed amendment that would require 50 percent of inflationary funding increases for K-12 education to be used for teacher pay raises.
