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legal fees, Cochise County, elections, vote, Judd, Crosby
Apr 6, 2023

Two Cochise County supervisors ordered to pay fees tied to election results battle

A judge has ordered two Cochise County supervisors to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees in their losing bid to keep from certifying the results of the 2022 general election.

Nevada, Arizona, sexual assault, Dances with Wolves
Apr 6, 2023

Judge weighs request to toss Chasing Horse’s sex abuse case

A former "Dances With Wolves" actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for two decades has asked a judge in Nevada to toss out a sweeping indictment against him in state court.

Medicaid, health care, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, seniors
Apr 6, 2023

State begins to shed thousands from Medicaid, push them to other care

Arizona started purging people from the pandemic-inflated Medicaid rolls this month, a process that could end up pushing more than 600,000 people off the plan, health officials and advocates said.

I-10 expansion, Cook, Martinez, Kavanagh
Apr 5, 2023

I-10 expansion bill survives latest hurdle in saga 

One senator’s last-minute amendment saved I-10 expansion funding from making it through the Legislature as a bill this session. 

Teran, Congress, Sinema,
Apr 5, 2023

Terán makes Congressional District 3 run official

State Sen. Raquel Terán, D-Phoenix, officially announced on Wednesday that she is running for Congress in 2024 in District 3, after hinting that she would in February.

Navajo Nation, indictment, missing woman
Apr 5, 2023

Man charged in case of woman missing from Navajo Nation

A federal grand jury has indicted a man on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman whose case has helped to raise awareness about missing people and unsolved slayings in Indian Country.

guns, Shamp, campuses, House
Apr 5, 2023

Measure to allow parents to avoid crime charges for carrying guns on campuses advances

A measure given preliminary House approval Wednesday would make it legal for any parent who has a child at a school to bring a firearm onto the campus and into the school itself if they possess a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon.

unemployment, blind people, jobs
Apr 4, 2023

Jobless benefits cuts might not have enough votes to pass

Insisting there are plenty of jobs out there, the state House gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a measure to cut the length of time that Arizonans who are laid off can collect jobless benefits.

Apr 3, 2023

State representative announces she’s nonbinary, gender-nonconforming during debate on pronouns

A state representative announced she identifies as nonbinary, gender-nonconforming on Monday during a House Appropriations Committee discussion of a Republican bill that would prohibit school employees from calling students by their preferred pronouns or a name not listed on their school record without parental consent.

Apr 1, 2023

Hobbs shakes up staff

Two top staff members in the governor’s office departed this week amid a larger “reorganization” announced late on Friday afternoon. 

abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Yavapai County
Mar 31, 2023

Yavapai County attorney wants to intervene in Supreme Court abortion battle

Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane wants to intervene in the state Supreme Court battle over abortion laws because he wants to start enforcing a territorial-era law that outlaws virtually all abortions.

mobile home parks, Gress, bill
Mar 31, 2023

Mobile home owners forced out of parks to get larger payouts under new law

Residents of three mobile home parks facing imminent eviction could get bigger payouts from the state for leaving or moving their homes following a new law.

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