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Jan 11, 2016

Ducey wants lower taxes, less regulations for ‘on the rise’ Arizona

Gov. Doug Ducey used his State of the State address to tout Arizona as a state that’s “on the rise,” and he vowed to keep the state on that trajectory with lower taxes, reduced regulations and improve education.

Jan 8, 2016

New Supreme Court justice puts government to the test

Legal experts say Bolick, who has no experience on the bench and is a registered independent, was a bold choice, and they expect him to continue a career-long advocacy of expanding rights under the Arizona Constitution.

Jan 6, 2016

Ducey chooses Bolick for Arizona Supreme Court

Gov. Doug Ducey reached outside the judiciary this morning to tap a lawyer known for his limited government views to serve on the Arizona Supreme Court.

Jan 4, 2016

Year in Review: Who’s Hot? Who’s Not?

In Arizona, no one’s stock at the Capitol is higher at the end of 2015 than Gov. Doug Ducey’s. Several others were also ascendant in 2015. Here’s our list of the hot and not-so-hot personalities and issues that populated the Arizona Capitol Times’ pages during the past 12 months.

Jan 1, 2016

United front leads to budget compromise and short session

When Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled his first state budget proposal to the public in January, House Speaker David Gowan, Senate President Andy Biggs and their chambers’ budget committee chairmen stood at the new governor’s flanks, nodding and smiling for the cameras.

Proposition 123, Ducey, Supreme Court, school trust fund, special election, Michael Pierce
Dec 31, 2015

Ducey reversal on land trust clears way for education settlement

Even before the special session that potentially resolved a years-long lawsuit over K-12 education funding, Arizona lawmakers’ spending on schools was the talk of the summer.

Dec 31, 2015

Remaking Arizona: Ducey’s free-market approach succeeds in year one

Gov. Doug Ducey took office with two severe problems requiring immediate attention: a massive budget deficit and a K-12 funding lawsuit that threatened to drop Arizona even further into the fiscal hole. He set out to find an early resolution to the first and ended his first year by mediating a solution to the second.

Dec 29, 2015

Membership on Arizona’s new water council draws criticism

A new water council appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday is already being called too business-friendly.

Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Dec 16, 2015

Tobin to replace longtime financial institutions director

Department of Insurance Director Andy Tobin will replace longtime Superintendent Lauren Kingry as the head of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions, in a possible sign that Gov. Doug Ducey will move to consolidate the two agencies next year.

Dec 16, 2015

Governor appoints new Pima County Superior Court judge

Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a new Pima County Superior Court judge.

Dec 9, 2015

Ducey to roll out ‘enhanced’ achievement district plan in 2016

Gov. Doug Ducey’s signature education initiative from the 2015 legislative session has been slow in getting off the ground, largely owing to the off-session focus on setting the long-running K-12 funding lawsuit.

Virginia, Arizona, State Board for Community Colleges, Virginia Community College System, Pima Community College, Michigan, Tucson, Pepperdine University
Dec 3, 2015

Panel recommends bonuses for teachers in difficult schools

Arizona needs to pay teachers more to choose and remain in the profession, a panel appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey told him on Dec. 2

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