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Billionaire Tom Steyer to spend $2 million on AZ youth vote initiative
Hoping to incite a blue wave in Arizona, billionaire mega-donor Tom Steyer will pour at least $2 million into state elections this year.
Ducey defends ‘boots on the ground’ at border
Gov. Doug Ducey today defended his decision to deploy 338 National Guard soldiers to the border, saying it's not about politics even as he boasted there is finally an administration in Washington that cares about the issue.
The Breakdown, Episode 13: Good – not great – times at the Capitol
Gov. Doug Ducey has had a rough time in the last few weeks, but some insiders argue that's just the nature of the political cycle as he campaigns for another term in his office.
Ducey signs bill to keep secrecy of anonymous campaign donors
Arizona cities are losing their right to demand that nonprofit groups seeking to sway local elections divulge who is financing the effort.
Recent series of political plights plague governor
The bad news started when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber SUV in Tempe. Some blame was directed at Gov. Doug Ducey for welcoming the technology company to test autonomous vehicles in Arizona with little-to-no oversight.
Yarbrough: Ducey has NRA approval of gun proposal
Senate President Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, said Ducey staffers told him the NRA will support the governor’s plan when a bill is introduced, perhaps next week.
Ducey signs bill mandating two recess periods for students
Gov. Doug Ducey today signed legislation mandating two recess periods a day for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. And youngsters in half-day kindergarten programs will get at least one break.
Some GOP lawmakers bristle at governor’s gun violence proposal
Resistance from legislative Republicans to Gov. Doug Ducey's newly released school safety plan could leave it short of the votes needed to get it approved.
Ducey embraces Trump plan for Guard on border
Gov. Doug Ducey is embracing President Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to deploy the military along the border with Mexico and is consulting with officials in Washington on how the state National Guard could help.
Legislature poised to work on Ducey school safety plan
A first draft of legislation that corresponds to Gov. Doug Ducey’s school safety plan surfaced in the Arizona legislature Tuesday.
The Breakdown, Episode 12: What do you want, and when do you want it?
Public school teachers and their supporters turned out in the thousands on March 28 with a list of demands for their elected representatives, but they may not get what they want - not right away anyway.
Council concludes Ducey’s water proposal is likely unconstitutional
The conclusion of Ken Behringer, counsel for the Arizona Legislative Council, will further complicate Gov. Doug Ducey’s efforts to pass a plan that aims to prevent levels in Lake Mead from falling below thresholds that would trigger catastrophic reductions in Arizona’s water allocation.
