A law that allows the state to withhold the revenues from communities that don’t do as Arizona lawmakers please has been called illegal coercion. Sen. Steve Smith wants to expand it.
Read More »Senator wants to broadly expand law designed to punish wayward cities
Federal judge rejects Brnovich suit on internet oversight
A federal judge this afternoon rejected the last-minute bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to block the Department of Commerce from giving up its oversight of the organization that coordinates internet names and addresses.
Read More »Jones asks Brnovich, Reagan to probe ballot anomalies 
As election officials prepare to begin a recount in the Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, Christine Jones is asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Secretary of State Michele Reagan to investigate “anomalies” in the balloting that the candidate said may have cost her the race.
Read More »After honoring Boyer as their ‘champion,’ cities say he betrayed them 
A group representing municipalities has conferred on Rep. Paul Boyer, R-Phoenix, the tile of “champion” of cities, primarily because he was one of only four Republican lawmakers to vote against a bill that threatens a big portion of cities’ operating budget.
Read More »No charges will be filed in Bouie case 
The Attorney General’s Office last month closed a criminal investigation of former Arizona Lottery Director Tony Bouie.
Read More »AG’s Office confirms Bouie investigation 
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is investigating Tony Bouie, who resigned as state Lottery director following revelations that he used state vehicles for personal reasons and fired agency employees so he could hire friends to replace them.
Read More »Arizona AG proposes arming 1 educator per school 
In the wake of the Connecticut school shootings, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is proposing a plan to allow one educator in each school to carry a gun.
Read More »Arizona AG pleads not guilty to hit-and-run charge 
Attorney General Tom Horne pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident.
Read More »AG’s office blocked embarrassing information from public records 
When the Arizona Attorney General’s Office released hundreds of documents from an internal probe over suspected leaks to the media, it redacted a plethora of embarrassing information.
Read More »Investigation of Arizona Attorney General includes tawdry elements
An otherwise dry campaign finance case involving Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne also has its tabloid elements, documents released by prosecutors this week showed.
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