New poll spurs Horne’s push for punishing schools that don’t support teachers
So why are teachers leaving the profession? Yes, there’s the perennial issue of pay. But a new survey released Tuesday by the state Department of Education of those who did […]
Mayes, environmental groups sue Corp Comm over power plant expansion
Attorney General Kris Mayes and two environmental organizations filed complaints against the Arizona Corporation Commission on Thursday over its June decision to exempt an energy company from an environmental review of its power plant expansion.
Hobbs’ attorney responds to GOP lawsuit
An attorney for Gov. Katie Hobbs is taking a legal swat at the head of the Arizona Republican Party, accusing her of a last-minute attempt to use the courts to […]
Measure on ballot might not count
So when it comes to challenging signatures on initiative petitions, how late is too late? Definitely once the ballots go to the printer, contend supporters of Proposition 140.
Hobbs agrees to withhold 3 agency heads from Senate confirmation
Gov. Katie Hobbs will send only 16 of her 19 “executive deputy directors” to the Senate to be nominated again after making an agreement with Senate leadership earlier this week to end a lawsuit over the dispute.
Museum to return Native American remains to tribes
For nearly 50 years, the remains of two Native American individuals have been stored at the Arizona Capitol. Now, they are on their way back to their final resting place, but one state senator says that isn’t enough. In 1976, two fragments of bones were donated to the Arizona State Library. The remains were transferred to the newly opened Arizona Capitol Museum in 1982, where they remained u[...]
Supreme Court changes rules on attorney discipline
Those who submit State Bar of Arizona complaints without a direct tie to a case are no longer entitled to the same information and right to be heard in disciplinary […]
LD4 Senate rivals focus on education issues
A Republican school board member is challenging the Democrat incumbent and former Arizona Teacher of Year for the Legislative District 4 state Senate seat. In the two terms that she […]
Prosecutors in Arizona’s fake electors case dispute defendants’ allegations of a political motive
A three-day hearing on whether to dismiss charges against Republicans accused of plotting to overturn the results of the close 2020 presidential race in Arizona concluded Wednesday
LD15 candidate responds to allegations he is not eligible to run
A Republican candidate for state House is seeking to dismiss a complaint filed against him alleging he doesn’t meet state residency requirements to hold public office.
Gov. Hobbs, Senate agreement on director nominations finalized
Gov. Katie Hobbs finally agreed Tuesday to once again start sending nominations for her picks to head state agencies to the Senate for confirmation.
Lake, Finchem attorneys beat State Bar in discipline case
Two attorneys who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and former-Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem in their bid to see electronic voting systems outlawed ahead of the 2022 election dodged disciplinary action following a ruling by the state disciplinary panel.