Court of Appeals to consider Lake’s bid to overturn election results
The state Court of Appeals will consider later this month whether to expedite a bid by Kari Lake to overturn the results of the gubernatorial election she lost by more than 17,000 votes.
After 8 years, Ducey hands off a changed Arizona to Hobbs
Former Gov. Doug Ducey officially turned over the governor’s office to Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday, marking a shift in party power at the state’s highest office and the end of a lengthy and consequential era in Arizona politics.
Arizona Supreme Court rules Legislature not required to follow open meeting laws
State lawmakers are free to ignore laws they approved requiring public access to their meetings and there's nothing that courts can do about it, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Lake and her attorneys won’t have to pay legal fees of those Lake sued
Kari Lake may have lost her legal bid to set aside the results of the governor's race, which she lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs by more than 17,000 votes. But she and her attorneys won't be forced to pay the legal fees of those she sued, including the governor elect and Maricopa County.
Kari Lake loses election contest
Katie Hobbs was confirmed Saturday as the winner of the governor's race as a judge rejected claims by Kari Lake that there was misconduct in the race.
Ducey wants major change in state election law
Gov. Doug Ducey wants a big change in state election law that he said should lead to people knowing the outcome of all contested races that night, or soon after.
High court considers ALEC open meeting issue
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether 26 state legislators violated the open meeting law or met an exemption for political caucuses and whether the Legislature maintains the right to enforce its own bylaws.
Shine a light on secret meetings of ALEC
It’s time to shine a light on the secret meetings of corporate lobbyists and lawmakers. Better yet, we should make sure lawmaking takes place not in back rooms and private resorts but in the public square. As it stands, out-of-state corporate interests are getting their way because Arizonans don’t have a say.
Brnovich argues state can have 2 different abortion laws
Attorney General Mark Brnovich says there's nothing legally wrong with having two different statutes on the books outlawing abortion because prosecutors can choose which one to enforce.
Supreme Court denies emergency appeal on case barring Cochise County’s full hand count
After a judge blocked the Cochise County Board of Supervisors’ attempt at a full hand count of ballots on Monday, Cochise County Recorder David Stevens moved forward with a hand count anyways, and his attorneys filed an appeal in the case.
Supreme Court refuses to void Arizona law that allows criminal trials with juries of eight people
It's not allowed in 44 states. But the U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to void Arizona law, which allows criminal trials to be conducted -- and people to be convicted and sent to prison -- with juries of just eight people.
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk to retire at year’s end
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk announced Friday that she is retiring after a long career that included a high-profile trial in a deadly sweat lodge ceremony and an aggressive campaign against synthetic drugs.