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Ducey’s proposal will help only a few schools launch full-day kindergarten
An Arizona Capitol Times analysis shows that under the governor’s plan, full-day kindergarten expansion is going to be more limited than he has envisioned.
Audit uncovers host of campaign finance violations by Democratic lawmaker
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission has ordered a full-scale audit of Democratic Rep. Jesus Rubalcava’s 2016 campaign finances after a random spot check turned up problems with his campaign accounting.
Rep. Shooter wants his old Senate seat back
The Yuma Republican, who left his Legislative District 13 Senate seat and ran for the House as a favor to Sen. Steve Montenegro, announced today that he will run for his old post in 2018.
Ruling overturns law banning medical marijuana on campuses
An appellate court ruled Thursday that Arizona colleges and universities can prohibit medical marijuana on campuses but lawmakers can't make it a crime.
House OKs bill protecting off-duty police officers
The Arizona House has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers.
Water cooperation across U.S.-Mexico border essential, complex
Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, share something more meaningful than their city name. They also share a source of water that is vital to their region of the border.
Lawmakers bypass committee to approve bill encouraging rescue of children, pets
HB2494, approved on a 20-7 margin, says there is no civil liability when people smash out a window or otherwise force their way into a vehicle if there is a “good faith belief that the minor or confined domestic animal is in imminent danger or suffering physical injury or death unless... removed from the motor vehicle.”
Federal judge sets AZ man free, calls molestation law unconstitutional
Calling the statute a "grievous threat to due process of law,'' a federal judge has released a convicted child molester after ruling the law imposes unconstitutional burdens on defendants to prove their innocence.
Solar jobs continue growth in Arizona, not as fast as rest of nation
Arizona saw a 6 percent increase in solar jobs in 2016, bouncing back from a sharp drop the year before but still trailing well behind the national average growth of 25 percent in solar jobs.
9th Circuit sides with feds in air quality dispute
A federal court on Monday rejected efforts by some companies, aided by state officials, to void air quality requirements imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
With GOP plan dead, advocates offer ideas on fixing ailing Obamacare
Obamacare remains the law of the land after Republican efforts to replace it fell apart last week, but even its supporters concede it’s a far from perfect law.
U.S. Supreme Court declines AZ diaper changing case, upholds molestation conviction
The nation's high court has upheld a criminal conviction that the chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court openly feared could lead to child molesting charges against parents for routine actions.
