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Jul 5, 2011

Failed 1998 initiative caused open primaries for independents

A 1998 initiative that aimed to open Arizona’s primary elections failed to make it onto the ballot but inadvertently led to the current system in which registered independents can vote in either primary they wish.

Jun 7, 2011

Reforms increase transparency in state contracts with private attorneys

While the recently completed legislative session earned headlines for the passage of a sweeping economic competitiveness package, another new law that will help Arizona’s taxpayers and employers went largely unnoticed.

Jun 3, 2011

Huppenthal decision on TUSD ethnic studies program due

Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal has been meeting with lawyers and his top aides in determining whether Tucson Unified School District is in violation of a law that restricts the teaching of ethnic studies.

Jun 3, 2011

A day late, dollar short on new marijuana law

Arizona’s medical marijuana law continues to pay out. The payoff isn’t so great for sickened would-be patients and convalescing recreational users, as it is for journalists and attorneys.

Jun 2, 2011

Medical marijuana proponents prep legal counters

Since the May 24 announcement by Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne that they would seek judicial clarification of the conflict between longstanding federal drug laws and Arizona’s new medical marijuana law in federal court, proponents of the new law have been preparing legal recourse designed to put the medical marijuana program back on track.

Jun 1, 2011

AZ turns away application for marijuana dispensary

An Arizona official has refused to accept an application from prospective operators of a medical marijuana dispensary, setting the stage for a possible legal challenge.

May 27, 2011

Arizona sues Justice Dept. over medical marijuana

Arizona officials are taking the state's medical marijuana law to court.

May 20, 2011

Draft of TUSD Mexican American Studies audit in; decision on program’s fate looms

When school ends May 25 for the Tucson Unified School District, the countdown begins on what is to become of its Mexican American Studies program.

Auditors submitted a draft report on it, and Schools chief John Huppenthal is expected to make his decision on the program’s fate by the end of this month.

May 20, 2011

New state law designed to thwart ‘strategic lawsuits’

Backers of an anti-union ballot measure were incensed last year when the unions successfully got it removed from the ballot, more than a year after lawmakers agreed to send it to voters and after the Legislature had adjourned for the year.

May 11, 2011

Redistricting commission moves closer to mapping work

Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission will publicly interview representatives from six law firms Thursday, and could select their legal counsel directly afterward.

May 5, 2011

Donations for defending SB1070 top $3.7M

Arizona continues to receive donations to pay for defending the state's SB1070 illegal immigration law, but no longer at a gushing flow.

Apr 22, 2011

Republican lawmakers eager to take on merit system

While the battles Wisconsin Republicans waged against their state’s teachers unions dominated news coverage in a made-for-television drama, their legislative counterparts in Arizona moved against government employees with far less fanfare.

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