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Montgomery to high court opens way for criminal justice changes
Lawmakers and advocates who’ve sought for years to overhaul Arizona’s criminal justice system are cautiously optimistic that longtime Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s ascension to the state Supreme Court will clear the way for substantive change next legislative session.
Justice Bolick says attendance at political dinner wasn’t improper
An Arizona Supreme Court justice defended himself August 20 from a storm of criticism after being spotted at a conference known to push conservative legislation.
Ducey ‘not piling on’ embattled prisons boss
Gov. Doug Ducey said Monday he wants to change the culture at the Department of Corrections, a culture that resulted in the agency chief cut off from what was happening by "yes'' men.
Laetitia Hua: Lawyer, criminal justice advocate and beauty queen
A recent panel on prison conditions featured two state representatives, an adviser to Gov. Doug Ducey, a pair of former prisoners, the director of inmate programs at the Arizona Department of Corrections – and a beauty queen.
Bill Montgomery still not qualified for Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey now faces a moment of truth that will have a major impact on his political legacy.
House minority leader calls for special session on gun control
With two mass shootings fresh on people's minds the top state House Democrat wants a special session to debate -- and presumably enact -- a series of gun control measures.
Lawmakers: Ducey silent on pushing gun control measure
In the wake of yet another round of mass shooting, this time in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Gov. Doug Ducey is again touting a policy that would allow judges to force people determined to be a danger to themselves or others to surrender their weapons, at least temporarily.
Blackman relaunches effort to release prisoners early
A 2020 legislative effort to expand early release opportunities for prisoners kicked off Monday morning with exhortations from advocates to think beyond incremental steps and warnings from the Arizona Department of Corrections that it doesn’t have the budget or staff to handle big changes.
The Breakdown: Unanswered questions
Governor Ducey’s early-morning tweetstorm yanking financial incentives from Nike may have exceeded his own authority.
State to move cautiously on resuming executions
Mark Brnovich may want Arizona to resume the execution of its death row inmates, but a spokesman for the attorney general said whether that occurs is up to the executive branch.
James Beene: Last stop on the bench
Newly-appointed Arizona Supreme Court Justice James Beene gravitated toward his profession in the same way a lot of young kids do — he fell in love with a book.
Ducey embraces Trump after years of keeping distance
In 2016, Gov. Doug Ducey never tweeted about Donald Trump while the future president was on the campaign trail.
