A new bill would put school board elections on partisan ballots, forcing board candidates to declare a party affiliation.
Read More »Bill proposes partisan school board races
Cities, towns seek transportation tax extension 
Legislation is in the works to extend an extra half-cent sales tax that has funded major expansions of Maricopa County’s highways and public transportation systems over the past few decades.
Read More »Medical adviser urges wearing masks
The governor's chief medical adviser said November 23 Covid infections could be cut sharply if people would do more to protect themselves, including wearing masks.
Read More »Ducey plays starring role at RGA conference 
Doug Ducey was one of the stars of the Republican Governor's Association showlast week at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.
Read More »Covid ‘line of duty’ death for Border Patrol agent 
Without additional details, "line of duty" doesn't tell the public much about how a uniformed federal officer died. And the recent use of "line of duty" to describe Covid deaths is coming at a time that vaccines are widely available, but vaccine mandates face resistance from some law enforcement officers, including pushback from the union representing Border Patrol agents.
Read More »Schools take unconventional transportation routes 
Seeded with funds from Arizona’s new transportation modernization grants, some public schools and nonprofits plan to try carpool apps, vans, electric buses or paid parent drivers to help students get to and from school, in lieu of or in addition to traditional yellow school buses.
Read More »Brnovich asks Ducey to call special session
With his legal challenges to vaccine and mask mandates rejected by a federal judge, Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Brnovich now wants Gov. Doug Ducey to order lawmakers back to the Capitol in hopes of a legislative fix.
Read More »Ruling could lead to longer sessions 
Some Arizona lawmakers say a court ruling that will limit adding policy provisions to budget bills could make for a very different session next year, and possibly a longer one.
Read More »Hobbs steps into the sun as gubernatorial candidate 
In her first major event as a gubernatorial candidate, Katie Hobbs spoke before the press and handful of supporters in the rose garden at the Arizona Capitol to introduce her plan for “an accountable Arizona.”
Read More »Ducey gets praise for role in governors’ races 
Gov. Doug Ducey's stock appears to be on the rise once again after strong Republican showings in a pair of gubernatorial races on November 2.
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