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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.
Board of Ed to sit on $20M earmarked for cops and counselors
Arizona schools will have to wait another school year to hire new counselors and cops.
Lawmaker’s encounter leads to de-escalation training for school cops
Police officers patrolling school campuses will soon undergo new training on de-escalation and crisis intervention with students, thanks to a tweet from Rep. Alma Hernandez.
Ducey vetoes bill that would raise lawmaker per diem rates
Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday vetoed a bill that would have more than tripled daily allowances for some lawmakers.
Legislation to immunize well owners becomes law
A new law signed Thursday by Gov. Doug Ducey is designed to provide legal protections to those who drill wells into underground streams they are not legally entitled to tap.
Clean Elections Commission on verge of losing quorum
Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Commission is months away from a crisis.
Ducey at odds with chamber of commerce over tariffs
Gov. Doug Ducey took a swat of sorts Monday at businesses who are concerned about the effects of the president's threatened tariffs on the state and national economy.
