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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said neither she — nor any other state official — has the unilateral right to keep Donald Trump off the ballot for the state’s presidential preference...
State GOP not giving up attempts to evade sanctions tied to lawsuit
They’ve lost big in court. Twice. But the Arizona Republican Party isn’t giving up its efforts to evade sanctions for filing what judges have called a baseless and politically motivated...
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Lake and Finchem want panel to reconsider dismissal of lawsuit
Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem want a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reconsider the dismissal of their lawsuit seeking to ban...
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Panel considering whether to revive challenge to law barring abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel is mulling whether to revive a challenge to the 2021 law barring abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities. A district court judge previously...
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Lake supporters launching new effort to void her loss
Less than a month after having his claim rebuffed by the Arizona Supreme Court, Kari Lake supporters are mounting a new effort to void her loss in the 2022 gubernatorial...
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Hobbs and Horne at odds over Covid funds
State employees with new family members can get up to 12 paid weeks off
Update: Adds information about state universities. More than 34,000 state employees are now eligible to get up to 12 weeks off with pay when they have a new family member....
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Horne files suit to get court to rule schools not using ‘structured English immersion’ violating law
Update: Adds a comment from the Creighton Elementary School District. Hoping to force the issue, state schools chief Tom Horne filed suit late Wednesday to get a court to rule...
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ESA program added almost 50,000 students in the past year, state reports
The state added nearly 12,000 students to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program in the last quarter, bringing total enrollment to 61,689 at the end of June and renewing debates about...
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Scottsdale and Rio Verde both approve water agreementÂ
More than 700 residences in the Rio Verde Foothills area that have been seeking a water supply since January will finally soon see government action after Scottsdale City Council approved an...
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House panel considers policy to stop elected officials requesting social media post takedownsÂ
Updates: Adds comments from Gregg Leslie and Paul Bender. A House committee discussed potential legislative reform that would keep state officials from compelling social media companies to remove posts they...