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Group submits petition signatures for renewable energy ballot measure
Pushing ahead where utility regulators so far will not, advocates of more renewable energy filed more than 480,000 signatures Thursday to put the question on the November ballot.
Group pushing measure to tax rich for K-12 turns in petition signatures
Supporters of more money for K-12 education said Thursday there's a reason they are taxing only the top 1 percent of Arizona wage earners to pick up the entire cost: It's politically expedient.
Clean Elections to sue over ballot measure description
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission voted unanimously to sue the state over language describing a ballot measure to take away some of the commission’s authority.
The Breakdown, Episode 16: Strike everything
Tens of thousands of Red for Ed supporters marched on the Capitol last week, and they say they'll stay out of schools until Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature come up with a plan for education that satisfies them.
Ballot measure to tax the rich for K-12 funding launched
A coalition of teachers, parents and education advocates led by the Center for Economic Progress, a progressive public policy group, launched an effort Friday to raise income taxes on wealthy Arizonans to pay for the state’s public education.
Utility writes its own renewable energy ballot measure
Afraid that voters might like a renewable energy mandate, the state's largest utility is working with lawmakers to put its own alternative on the November ballot.
If Prop. 205 passes, Arizona would get a department of marijuana
If voters approve a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, a new state agency will be created to regulate the substance.
State Chamber of Commerce faces ‘uphill climb’ in opposing minimum wage measure
Three weeks before Arizonans start voting, a statewide business group has finally launched a campaign to kill Proposition 206.
Judge, your move
Late yesterday afternoon, supporters of the initiative to raise the minimum wage submitted their closing arguments in writing in the challenge brought by the Arizona Restaurant Assn that aims to toss the initiative from the ballot.
Opponents of legalized marijuana sue to block ballot measure
Foes of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Arizona are trying to block voters from getting their say on the measure.
Initiative to cap hospital executive pay files 281,000 signatures
Arizona voters will likely get to decide if top hospital executives should get a pay cut after a health care workers union filed signatures for a ballot measure today.
Ducey signs bill targeting city laws on paid vacation, maternity leave
Responding to pleas from restaurant owners, Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to block cities and counties from telling private employers what kind of fringe benefits they have to offer.
