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Mayes sues Saudi farm over groundwater usage
Attorney General Kris Mayes is going to court with a largely untested legal theory in a bid to force
Republicans strongarm audit of school for deaf and blind
A legislative panel approved a special audit into the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind for alleged financial mismanagement, with only Republicans knowing what auditors will investigate.
County Attorney Mitchell drops litigation to seek death warrants
The decision doesn't resolve the legal issue. Instead, it simply defers the fight for another day.
Auditor says public schools lacking in implementing emergency plans
State auditors said not a single one of the schools they reviewed had fully implemented their emergency operations plans, a failure that a new report says ...
Lawsuit to void transportation tax vote dismissed
A nearly 40-year-old transportation sales tax will stay intact after Maricopa County Republicans voluntarily dismissed an election contest claiming the measure missed the required vote margin.
Commission sends Hobbs candidates for her Supreme Court justice appointment
Gov. Katie Hobbs will have a pool of two judges and three high-ranking government attorneys to choose from for her first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Lawmaker looking to outlaw processed school lunches
One Arizona lawmaker isn’t waiting for Robert Kennedy Jr. to fulfill his promise to remove artificial ingredients from school lunch programs. Rep. Leo Biasiucci is crafting legislation that would bar […]
NCSL forecasts 2024 trending topics to continue in 2025
Few state governments saw partisan changes after the November election, leading the National Conference of State Legislatures to predict ...
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state execution practices
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday there's a good reason she is ignoring the recommendation of her hand-picked expert who said ...
Grant could help free wrongfully convicted prisoners
$1.5 million grant to the University of Arizona Innocence Project could help some now in prison get ...
Arizona moves one step closer to first execution in 2 years
Attorney General Kris Mayes took the first steps Friday to finally putting convicted murderer Aaron Gunches to death.
Kurt Altman: Conservative in criminal defense, public policy
Altman has prosecuted, defended, lobbied and taken on whatever the moment calls for. In the past year, he represented an indicted Cochise County supervisor for failing to timely certify the election and is currently defending a Trump ally in a pending electors case, all while gearing up to push criminal justice reform in the next legislative session
