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High court rules taxpayers shortchanged in Peoria deal with college
State and local government incentives for private companies must proportionately benefit the public in exchange to avoid violating the state constitution’s Gift Clause, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday.
Hobbs alleges Goldwater illegally lobbies at Legislature
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs alleges The Goldwater Institute is illegally lobbying and wants Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to investigate his former employer.
Cities have tools to address bad actors in home sharing
Arizona’s Home-Sharing Act is a sensible law that says cities should use their existing powers to crack down on bad actors, rather than stripping innocent homeowners of their rights. Eliminating it would make it harder for Arizonans to pay their bills, increase neighborhood conflict, reduce property values, and hinder the state’s economy. And it’s all unnecessary. Cities already have the too[...]
Legislature joins push to delicense, deregulate all sorts of professions and jobs
If there’s a professional license, there’s probably an Arizona lawmaker who wonders if it should exist.
State Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of Medicaid expansion
The fate of health care for 400,000 Arizonans could depend on what seven justices of the state Supreme Court believe voters said they wanted 25 years ago.
Christina Sandefur: Freedom not to fit into any political group
Christina Sandefur, the executive vice president of the Goldwater Institute, doesn’t think the libertarian think tank is as influential in state government as people give it credit for.
AZ Supreme Court to decide if Medicaid levy a tax
The state's high court agreed Tuesday to decide whether a levy that funds Arizona's expanded Medicaid program was illegally enacted.
Superior Court judge upholds Brewer’s Medicaid expansion
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge upheld former Gov. Jan Brewer’s 2013 Medicaid expansion plan, ruling that a hospital assessment that funds the program is not subject to a provision in the Arizona Constitution that requires a two-thirds vote in the Legislature for a tax increase.
Lawyers pitch Medicaid expansion arguments to judge who compares hearing to ‘spring training’
The debate over whether a hospital assessment that funds Arizona’s 2013 Medicaid expansion program should have needed a two-thirds vote in the Legislature hinged on not only whether it’s a tax or an assessment, but whether that even matters in determining if a legislative supermajority was required.
Supreme Court decision could cause state to reconfigure licensing boards
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling will expose state regulatory boards to federal-antitrust lawsuits, a decision that lawyers say should put the boards on notice about anti-competitive practices.
Supreme Court hears arguments on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Jan Brewer asked the Arizona Supreme Court Thursday to quash efforts by a minority of state legislators to effectively kill the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program.
Judges strike down Arizona’s anti-Obamacare constitutional provision
The provision of a 2010 voter-approved measure saying Arizonans don't have to buy health insurance is unenforceable because it conflicts with the federal Affordable Care Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
