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Education community applauds Ducey proposals, but urges end to tax cuts
Gov. Doug Ducey’s robust K-12 public schools agenda for the 2017 Legislature left the various interest groups of the education establishment thrilled, yet calling for longer-term solutions to Arizona’s education woes.
Malicious adware found on state Legislature computers
Arizona officials say they found malware on a laptop computer at the state Legislature that triggered concerns of system-wide hack.
Texting-while-driving ban again on Legislature’s agenda
A new proposal that would ban texting while driving has emerged in the Arizona Senate.
Tobin proposes phone fee to pay for rural internet access
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin wants to increase internet access in rural schools and libraries by adding to a small fee paid by customers on their phone bills.
Borrelli proposes making hemp legal in Arizona
Sen. Sonny Borrelli wants to amend the state’s criminal code to treat hemp different from marijuana, it’s more psychoactive version.
Arizona high court to review identical cattle brand ruling
The Arizona Supreme Court will consider whether to overturn a lower court ruling allowing the state to allow an identical cattle brand to be used by two ranchers.
Supreme Court delays decision on Tucson gun policy
The Arizona Supreme Court late Tuesday sidestepped, at least temporarily, the question of whether to intercede in the dispute between Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Tucson over the city's gun-destruction policy.
State seeks to block in-state tuition for ‘dreamers’
Attorneys for the state asked the Court of Appeals Tuesday to block community colleges and the state university system from offering in-state tuition to “dreamers.”
Polygamous towns oppose disbanding their police department
Two towns in Arizona and Utah are rejecting a proposed disbandment of their shared police department as a remedy to a jury verdict that concluded they discriminated against people who weren't members of a polygamous sect.
Some Arizona lawmakers’ computers may have malware
Arizona officials say lawmakers don't appear to have been hacked after some legislators saw message prompts in Russian.
Trump may match Obama on deportations, but would radically shift focus
President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration pledge to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records, which he estimates at 2 million to 3 million immigrants – is roughly the same number deported by outgoing President Barack Obama.
Melanie Sturgeon: A career safeguarding Arizona’s incredible history
Melanie Sturgeon, who collected, processed and preserved the oftentimes-rare documents that make up Arizona’s history, retired in November as the director of the state archives.
