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Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Tracey Nadzieja stands with Brianna Westbrook after Nadzieja was sworn into office on October 12, 2018, making history as the first transgender judge in Arizona. Westbrook said Arizona's transgender community is small, and Nadzieja's accomplishment was celebrated as a step forward across the state. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIANNA WESTBROOK
Oct 29, 2018

The Breakdown: No turning back

Last week The New York Times warned that the Trump administration may soon define 1.4 million transgender Americans out of existence. One of those Americans is Tracey Nadzieja.

Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Tracey Nadzieja sits in the stark white courtroom at the 4th Avenue Jail where she presides over initial appearances. Nadzieja is the first known transgender judge in Arizona. PHOTO BY KATIE CAMPBELL/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Oct 26, 2018

Transgender judge takes bench as gender issues heat up

Tracey Nadzieja never wanted to be the story. But she was thrust into the spotlight this year when she became the first known transgender judge in Arizona.

In this Dec. 19, 2010, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, third right, sits with V. Stiviano, left, as they watch the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in Los Angeles. NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced Tuesday, April 29, 2014, that he is banning the owner for life from the Clippers organization over racist comments in recording. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File)
Apr 29, 2014

Senator’s tweets warn of a “slippery slope’’ as owner is banned from NBA

Reacting to news that owner Donald Sterling had been banned for life from the NBA following revelations of racist comments, Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward took to Twitter to defend the disgraced owner’s right to his opinion, however objectionable.

Dec 3, 2013

Goddard leaning toward secretary of state’s race

If former Attorney General Terry Goddard jumps into the 2014 elections, it will likely be as a candidate for secretary of state.

Nov 26, 2013

Arizona abuse cases to be reviewed by next week

An Arizona government official says his department will review more than 6,000 unexamined reports of child abuse and neglect by Dec. 2.

Nov 15, 2013

Defeated ‘solar team’ weighs in: ‘Chickens coming home to roost’

A year before the Arizona Corporation Commission began formally considering reductions to rooftop solar panel incentives, Arizona voters rejected three Democratic commission candidates who billed themselves as the “solar team.”

Small gifts make big – and murky – difference in campaign finance transparency
Nov 7, 2013

APS: $3.7 million spent on metering publicity

Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest energy company, told regulators Nov. 6 that its parent corporation has spent $3.7 million dollars to fight for a drastic reduction to a key rooftop solar incentive in Arizona.

Oct 29, 2013

Stanton: Cities can’t wait for federal help for transportation projects

Cities can’t wait for new federal funding and updated policies needed to advance transportation projects, Mayor Greg Stanton told officials from around the country Monday.

Feb 13, 2013

Court ruling upholds DUI test for marijuana

Motorists in Arizona can continue to be prosecuted for driving under the influence of marijuana even if the only proof is a blood test that shows a chemical compound that doesn't cause impairment but can remain in the blood for a month, a state appellate court has ruled.

Arizona-Mexico energy panel examines cross-border transmission
Jan 24, 2013

Arizona Corporation Commission cuts Tucson utility’s solar incentives

The Arizona Corporation Commission is reducing incentives provided by Tucson Electric Power Co. for residential rooftop solar installations that generate electricity or heat water.

Land Department Commissioner Maria Baier, GIS Manager Gary Irish and GIS Project Manager Ryan Johnson. (File Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Nov 27, 2012

Brewer names new land commissioner

Gov. Jan Brewer appointed Vanessa Hickman as the Arizona State Land Department’s new commissioner.

Two Lighthouse Solar employees install microcrystalline PV modules on top of a Colorado townhome in December 2011. (Photo courtesy Dennis Schroeder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Nov 27, 2012

Solar-energy jobs booming in U.S.; Arizona seeing benefits

Solar energy jobs in the U.S. grew by 13 percent over the past year, a rate almost six times faster than the national average employment growth rate.

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