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Yuma County woman faces new election law charge
A Yuma County woman who was indicted last year for illegally returning four voted mail-in ballots that were not hers is facing three new felony charges.
Arizona AG claims in suit Mercedes lied about clean cars
On the heels of legal victories against Volkswagen, the Attorney General's Office is now charging Mercedes Benz and parent company Daimler AG with lying to Arizona consumers about its own clean-burning diesel engines.
Ducey pushes for bipartisanship, water reform in inaugural address
Gov. Doug Ducey kicked off four more years as Arizona’s governor Monday by welcoming two Democrats into the ranks of statewide officeholders with a message of bipartisanship and working together, especially on urgent issues like adopting a multi-state drought contingency plan.
AG suggests measured words when making allegations of fraud in election
Attorney General Mark Brnovich warned Monday that people "need to be really careful when making serious allegations'' about election fraud or other issues or risk undermining democracy.
Brnovich files appeal in tuition dispute with regents
Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the Court of Appeals to rule he has the right to sue the Board of Regents over what he claims is illegally high university tuition, arguing that he has a constitutional right and obligation to protect taxpayer funds.
State seeks to outlaw hashish for medical marijuana patients
In new court filings, Attorney General Mark Brnovich contends that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act approved by voters in 2010 legalized only the use of the leaves and flowers and preparations of them by those who have a doctor's recommendation to use the drug.
State to seek appeal of ruling on Israel boycott law
Claiming "irreparable harm,'' a top aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich asked a federal judge Tuesday to let Arizona continue enforcing its prohibition on boycotts of Israel by companies with public contracts while the state appeals her ruling.
Petersen asks Brnovich to probe Bisbee’s plastic bags ban
Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office and asked if the City of Bisbee’s ban on single-use plastic bags violates state laws.
Senator wants to broadly expand law designed to punish wayward cities
A law that allows the state to withhold the revenues from communities that don’t do as Arizona lawmakers please has been called illegal coercion. Sen. Steve Smith wants to expand it.
Jones files lawsuit on CD5 ‘overvotes,’ rejected provisional ballots
Christine Jones is going back to court in the hopes of reversing Andy Biggs’ razor-thin lead over her in the increasingly litigious Republican primary for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District.
Arizona AG won’t take action to block Proposition 123
In an informal opinion today, state Solicitor General John Lopez sidestepped questions posed by Treasurer Jeff DeWit in the wake of voter approval last month of the measure.
Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election
Secretary of State Michele Reagan won’t cancel next week’s special election even though her office failed to mail out on time more than 200,000 pamphlets with details of what’s on the ballot.
