Ducey surpasses state record of judicial appointments
Gov. Doug Ducey has been in office for 1,942 days, and has made 71 judicial appointments over that span, but his picks will have a lasting impact on Arizona long after he leaves office.
Groups weigh in on case to allow online petitions for ballot measures
The way the mayors of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff see it, when the state's founders required initiative petitions to be filed as "sheets,'' they didn't necessarily mean paper.
Supreme Court to mull Attorney General’s suit against regents
Attorney General Mark Brnovich made a last-ditch effort Thursday to get the legal go-ahead to sue the Arizona Board of Regents over what he claims is its illegal methods of setting tuition at the state's three universities.
Stop raising tuition, treating Arizona Constitution with contempt
On March 31, the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal filed an amicus brief urging the Arizona Supreme Court to hear a case on the issue of tuition increases at the state’s public universities. The case, initiated by Attorney General Mark Brnovich, alleges that the Arizona Board of Regents has violated the state’s constitutional mandate that university “instruction…shall be as nearl[...]
Hobbs won’t contest legal challenge to put initiative signature gathering online
The state's chief elections officer said she won't oppose legal efforts to allow initiative drives to gather the remaining signatures they need online.
Brnovich wants court to punt to Ducey on question of signature gathering
Attorney General Mark Brnovich says it's up to Gov. Doug Ducey to make the first decision on whether to let initiative circulators gather signatures online despite a state law to the contrary.
Supreme Court upholds Sky Harbor’s Uber, Lyft fees
Arizona's high court on April 2 upheld a $4 pickup and drop-off fee that led Uber and Lyft to threaten to stop serving Sky Harbor International Airport, one of the busiest in the nation.
Court finds fed law supersedes Arizona ‘balance billing’ law
Hospitals that accept payment from the state's Medicaid program can't then try to collect more by going after money owed to the patient, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Court says misapplied law allows killers chance at parole
Some erroneous words used by judges 25 years ago could possibly result in the release of nearly 300 people who the law said should have been incarcerated for the rest of their lives.
State high court to hear case on tuition hikes
The state's high court has agreed to decide whether Attorney General Mark Brnovich needs the permission of Gov. Doug Ducey to sue the state’s three universities over what he says has been unconstitutional tuition hikes.
Recall election set for embattled court clerk
A dental hygienist turned Superior Court Clerk could soon be removed from an office thousands of residents say she isn’t fit to hold.
Lawmakers push bill to overturn ruling on ‘religious beliefs’
State lawmakers from both parties are seeking to enact new laws that effectively nullify last year's Arizona Supreme Court ruling allowing business owners to cite their "sincerely held religious beliefs'' to refuse to serve gays.