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Former Gov. Jan Brewer confirmed that she has talked with Jay Heiler about running for the US Senate and has told other people in Arizona and DC that he should go for it. To read more on this item plus ...

Republicans on the Senate Ethics Committee voted today to open an investigation of Miranda for allegedly violating signature gathering laws, but the panel won’t do any real investigating until the attorney general weighs in. To read more on this item ...

Neither the Bd of Education nor the Dept of Education will release school letter grades under the state’s new grading system to the public at this time, despite the fact the schools themselves have now been able to access their ...

A source in the water policy arena told our reporter that the governor’s office invited roughly a dozen lobbyists to the Eighth Floor a few weeks ago to talk about the governor’s water agenda in the upcoming legislative session. To ...

In the secretary of state’s budget request, the agency says its current voter registration system, which is more than 10 years old, is outdated and can’t keep up with voters’ needs and cybersecurity concerns. To read more on this item ...

Though expected, Sinema’s candidacy for US Senate sent shockwaves through the state’s political scene, and sets up not only Arizona’s marquee race of 2018, but possibly one of the biggest races in the country. To read more on this item ...

Arizona state employees will pay higher premiums and copays for insurance beginning January 1, and some state lawmakers say that funding sweeps by the Legislature are to blame. To read more on this item plus all the stories in the ...

Agencies have sent their annual budget requests to OSPB, hoping Ducey will greenlight their ideas. But the requests for money routinely outpace available funds, and many will ultimately not be granted. To read more on this item plus all the ...

Ducey launched the Arizona Teachers Academy today, a plan he had announced in his 2017 state of the state address, that will provide free tuition for teachers who agree to teach in Arizona schools. To read more on this item ...

Public schools in Arizona will find out this week how they fared on the state’s new A-F grading system, but the general public will have to wait to find out the results, according to a press release from the Bd ...