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Arizona

Apr 13, 2015

Secretary Reagan misses the point

It looks like we touched a nerve. Recently the Arizona Advocacy Foundation led a coalition of non-partisan groups to produce an in-depth study of our state’s most recent election in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

Apr 13, 2015

Well done, sir

Arizona’s political world is in mourning today (April 10) after former Gov. Raúl Castro, the only Latino elected to the state’s highest office, passed away at the age of 98.

Apr 13, 2015

Winners and losers: Who benefited most and least from this year’s session

Some individuals and groups did better than others in the just completed legislative session. We take a closer look, but remembering that one person’s victory could be considered another person’s loss:

Apr 13, 2015

Death spirals? High-stakes solar energy fight may have just begun

Less than two years after the Arizona Corporation Commission settled on a small surcharge for residential solar, utilities are back before the regulatory body asking for bigger fees and setting the next stage for what some describe as an existential battle over the future of renewable energy here and perhaps across the country.

Apr 13, 2015

Solar proposal from small electric co-op moving through Corp Comm first

While other utilities in the state have more solar customers, a proposal from a small electric co-op in southern Arizona is moving through the Corporation Commission first, potentially setting the stage for upcoming solar fee battles.

Apr 13, 2015

Flagstaff group pushing to allow cities to adopt ‘living wage’ laws

A Flagstaff group is going to court as a first step that could allow all Arizona cities to adopt their own “living wage” laws.

Apr 10, 2015

McKay says order to ‘stop assigning cases’ not a change in policy

Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay said a message to his staff in which he stated that certain child abuse cases would go unassigned was meant to inspire but was not a policy change.

Apr 10, 2015

Raul Castro, Arizona’s first Hispanic governor, dies at 98

Raul Hector Castro, Arizona's only Hispanic governor and an American ambassador to three countries, died Friday. He was 98. Family spokesman James Garcia said Castro died in his sleep in San Diego, where he was in hospice care.

Apr 10, 2015

Arizona Capitol Museum to open Capitol exhibit on April 18

The Arizona Capitol Museum is preparing to open a new exhibit chronicling the Capitol and its occupants.

Apr 10, 2015

State universities to release tuition proposals

The presidents of Arizona's three state universities are set to release their proposal for tuition and fee increases for the coming school year.

Apr 10, 2015

A year of delays in the House rankle representatives and force the Senate’s hand

Early in the morning of April 3, Senate President Andy Biggs decided he and the state Senate had waited long enough. He unilaterally pulled the plug on the legislative session.

Apr 10, 2015

From wine to amusement gambling: New laws you might not have noticed

Of the hundreds of bills passed by the Legislature in 2015 and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey, most avoided the public spotlight. Here is a sampling of new laws worth noting that attracted little or no attention.

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