Maricopa County election officials are weighing whether to ask a judge to allow them to let people vote until 9 p.m. -- two hours later than state law -- to compensate for problems at polling places.
Read More »Behind the Ballot: Challenge accepted
Numerous candidates have found themselves swept up in legal battles on their way to the ballot.
Read More »Judge won’t delay decision on school funding
A judge won't delay deciding whether the state is violating constitutional requirements to adequately fund school capital needs while lawmakers decide what -- if anything -- they are going to do about the problem.
Read More »Firm opposes subpoena in bribery case against ex-regulator
A water company whose owner is charged with bribing a former Arizona utility regulator is opposing a subpoena that orders the Corporation Commission to turn over records as part of the criminal case.
Read More »Arizona prisons boss to appeal order over inmate health care 
Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan is appealing a judge's order that said he and another prison official could be held in civil contempt of court and the state could face fines for repeatedly falling short in improving health care for inmates.
Read More »State attorneys: Judge’s order on pension unclear, violates separation of powers 
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office claims state officials don’t know how to respond to a judge’s order to adjust contribution rates to a retirement fund for the judiciary and elected officials.
Read More »Campaign to overturn citizen initiative restriction dead
Foes of new restrictions on the ability of people to propose their own laws have suspended their effort to used paid circulators to gather signatures to quash the law.
Read More »Push underway to overturn measures tightening voter initiative laws
Two former politicians are moving to overturn the decision by the Republican-controlled legislature to make it more difficult for voters to propose their own laws.
Read More »Ex-Maricopa County sheriff wants his campaign talk banned at trial
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to block campaign statements at his contempt of court trial.
Read More »Arizona child safety unit looking at new regulations
Arizona's Department of Child Safety is putting together a team to explore whether investigators should have to get a court order before removing children from unsafe homes.
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