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US Supreme Court to consider challenge to AZ Redistricting Commission’s legislative map
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the lines for the state’s 30 legislative districts were illegally drawn.
Supreme Court upholds IRC authority over congressional districts
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled upheld the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission’s authority to draw congressional districts, defying expectations that it would return that power to the Legislature for the first time in more than 20 years.
Supreme Court could return Arizona to decades-old redistricting process
If the U.S. Supreme Court returns authority for congressional redistricting to the Legislature, lawmakers will have to become familiar again with a process they haven’t used in nearly a quarter century.
Lege hires mapping firm
The US Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled in the redistricting case brought by the Legislature, but Republican leaders are already hiring consultants to work on redrawing the congressional map.
Arizona law on revenge porn remains on hold as sides talk
Lawyers for Arizona and the American Civil Liberties Union are asking a federal judge to let them continue trying to settle a legal dispute over a 2014 law targeting so-called revenge porn.
Nest eggs: Governor, Legislature sat on millions during budget cuts
Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers like to talk about the hard decisions they had to make regarding where to cut the state budget. But when it comes to their own portions of the state budget, they didn’t cut a dime.
Republicans jostling to replace Meyer
The race to replace Meyer in LD28 is heating up. While Meyer said he is still looking for a Dem who has the bio and can put in the time and effort necessary to hold onto the seat for the party after he is termed out next year, two Republicans are already announcing they want the spot.
Business wins big with Ducey, 2015 legislative session
Members of Arizona’s business community count Gov. Doug Ducey as one of their own, and the governor did not disappoint them in his first few months in office.
Legislature is more bipartisan than most people realize
If you are ever asked what you do for a living and you reply, “I am a lobbyist” what usually follows is a rant about how the Legislature can never get anything done, that everything is so partisan and that there is incredible gridlock.
Lawmakers tout secrecy with little success
If a little sunshine is the best medicine, Arizona legislators seem afraid to take their proper dosage.
Don’t tread on us: Cities complain the state is usurping their authority
The 2015 legislative session was rough for Arizona towns, cities and counties. Proposals sought to limit local control even as state lawmakers continually railed against federal overreach, city and county officials observed.
Will the honeymoon last? Governor’s approach aligned perfectly with conservative Legislature
“Honeymoon” seems almost too soft a word to use to describe Gov. Doug Ducey’s relationship with the Republican-led Legislature in his first session.
