Tucson council challenges Brnovich on gun destruction policy
Tucson and the Arizona Attorney General are going to court in an unprecedented lawsuit to determine whether the city’s gun destruction policy violates state law.
AG says Tucson gun destruction policy may violate state law
Tucson’s policy of destroying guns the police seize could end up costing the city millions of dollars.
Lawmaker says Tucson destroying guns instead of selling
A southern Arizona lawmaker wants Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to determine if Tucson is breaking state law by destroying guns rather than selling them.
Columbus Day holiday won’t provide voters extra time to register
The attorney general’s office will not order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to tell counties to give voters an extra day to register to vote despite the deadline this year falling on a holiday.
Lawrence attempting to file complaint against Phoenix over ID cards
Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence of Scottsdale told readers of the blog that he had filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office under a new state law that allows lawmakers to request that the attorney general investigate a city any lawmaker believes may have broken state law or violated the state Constitution.
ADOA wants to raise rents for Capitol Mall renovations, demolitions
The Arizona Department of Administration is proposing a 44 percent increase in rent for all agencies occupying state-owned buildings to help pay for renovations and demolition of aging structures on the Capitol Mall.
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.
Assistant AG acknowledges destroying casino notes
An assistant attorney general has admitted he deliberately destroyed notes of meetings with representatives of tribes trying to undermine the Tohono O’odham casino in Glendale.
Arizona official says guns are allowed at private schools
Arizona's attorney general says the state's private elementary, middle and high schools can allow guns on campus.
Arizona AG says group flooding courts with ADA lawsuits
The Arizona attorney general is accusing a Phoenix advocacy group for the disabled of abusing the court system and suing businesses for monetary gain.
AG finds DES chief broke no laws using state email for ‘personal religious vacation’
Tim Jeffries, director of the Department of Economic Security, broke no laws in emailing agency staffers about his trip to Lourdes and offering to take their written “special intentions” to the holy grotto, the Attorney General’s Office concluded on Aug. 11.
Court’s top managers to submit conflict-of-interest forms
The Arizona Supreme Court's administrative office has responded to an outside review of its internal fiscal controls by saying it'll have its top managers submit forms disclosing potential conflicts of interest.