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Absence makes the rumor mill spin faster
Farley said he suspects it was no accident that Biggs and Gowan were no-shows at Ducey’s press conference last week to announcing his land trust reform plans, and neither is their silence on the issue since the announcement
Trial set for Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arpaio
A thorny contempt-of-court case dogging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn't the only major legal trouble facing the lawman this summer.
Ducey says Coyotes-Glendale fight not his issue
Gov. Doug Ducey says he'd like to see the Arizona Coyotes stay in the state, but for now it's up to the city of Glendale to solve its problems with the team.
Navy ship named after Giffords to be christened
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords will attend the christening of a Navy ship named in her honor.
Governor’s plan to bolster education spending is not enough
I give Governor Ducey credit for finding a little additional money for schools, but it’s a temporary fix and it’s simply not enough. Assuming his proposal passes in 2016, it will only increase per pupil funding by $300 in 2017.
State Supreme Court quells charter schools’ bid for more funding
The Arizona Supreme Court ended the nearly six-year bid by charter schools today to get funding for their students on a par with students from traditional public schools.
Ducey political allies come out against marijuana legalization
An influential business lobby and close political allies of Gov. Doug Ducey came out against marijuana legalization on Thursday, as opposition mounts against ballot initiatives that seek to put legalization to a vote in 2016.
Always conservative
The Ninth Floor used what it insists are conservative estimates of state land trust sales to reach the figures that Ducey touted in his K-12 funding plan last week. The governor’s office estimates an average of $100 million in land sales for each year of Ducey’s plan.
Veterans groups demands state senator’s military file
A group of Arizona veterans have written to state republicans calling on state Sen. Jeff Dial to release his full military records or face an ethics investigation after he made comments about not remembering his rank at discharge and other details about his service.
Ducey to headline opening of new Uber center in Phoenix
Ride-hailing firm Uber plans to formally open a new customer service center in Phoenix that is expected to eventually have several hundred employees.
Pima, Pinal counties may have to hike tax rates for court to decide legality of budget provision
Pima and Pinal counties may have to set their tax rates – and hike the levy on businesses and homeowners – before any court decides whether a provision in the state budget is legal.
Disaster (partially) avoided
The triple whammy that Arizona’s health care industry faced with the passage of the FY16 budget – a 5-percent AHCCCS provider cut, the lawsuit against Medicaid expansion and the looming US Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell – has been reduced to a possible double whammy after AHCCCS and the Ninth Floor decided not to press ahead with the proposed provider cuts.
