Sign In
Free Newsletter
Passage of election consolidation – from the Capitol to the courthouse
Republicans who pushed for Senate Bill 1152 intending to spark a lawsuit over consolidated elections will likely get their wish.
New session, old story – cities, counties fend off Legislature’s reach
The League of Arizona Cities and Towns and the Arizona Association of Counties fended off a bonding plan that would have allowed the state’s three public universities to keep the sales taxes they ordinarily would have paid to the state, cities and counties.
Investment in universities leads to huge payoff, high-paying jobs
The case for Governor Doug Ducey’s infrastructure plan for public universities comes down to one word: Jobs. We’re talking about quality, high-paying jobs – the kind provided by employers that demand a trained, educated workforce. The fundamental tie between higher education and the economy is the reason business and community leaders from across Arizona have thrown their support behind the [...]
Robbing cities to pay universities not a viable option
It is not appropriate to target fellow government entities that rely on tax dollars to fund core government functions.
Mayors say Ducey’s borrowing plan pits universities against cities
The mayors of Tempe, Flagstaff, Tucson and Mesa oppose the governor’s plan to allow universities to keep the sales tax that would ordinarily go to cities and towns.
Tucson urging high court to overturn law penalizing cities
The city of Tucson wants the Arizona Supreme Court to find a 2016 law allowing the state to withhold funding from cities that have ordinances that conflict with state laws violates the state Constitution.
Lawrence calls for local partisan elections, raising objections from cities
A Republican state lawmaker wants all local elections, from city councils to water boards, to be partisan.
Judge dismisses much of cities’ challenge to fringe benefits law
A judge has thrown out part of the challenge to a new state law that bars cities and towns from telling private employers what fringe benefits and paid time off they have to provide for workers.
Sign anarchy: Aftermath of Supreme Court decision opens Pandora’s Box of sign code problems
As the political season begins in earnest and campaign signs start to pepper roads around the state, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is complicating cities’ abilities to regulate other kinds of signs.
Cities taken aback as lawmakers clamp down on local authority
Gov. Doug Ducey leveled an unprecedented threat to Arizona cities in his State of the State address: Create a patchwork of laws that conflict with the state’s interest, and you’ll pay for it.
New law allows drones to photograph people basking in their back yards
A new law signed Wednesday by Gov. Doug Ducey will affect where you can -- and cannot -- fly a drone. And it voids any attempt by cities and counties to impose their own rules.
Senate OKs cutting funds for cities that flout state law
The Arizona Senate has approved a proposal that would cut state shared revenue from cities or towns that pass regulations conflicting with state law.
