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Ducey leans toward supporting minimum wage ballot measure
Gov. Doug Ducey now finds himself in the position where he is leaning toward supporting a ballot measure that actually would boost the state minimum wage even higher than it is now.
Ducey withdraws ‘watered-down’ health boards bill over opposition
A plan by Gov. Doug Ducey to move a plethora of health care regulatory boards under the oversight of the Department of Health Services may have been a bit too ambitious.
Ducey signs campaign finance bill assailed by critics as pro-dark money
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that completely rewrites Arizona’s campaign finance laws, including a provision that critics say will open the state up to more dark money in elections.
Ducey vetoes cursive instruction mandate
Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill to require schools to teach cursive handwriting to all Arizona students.
Ducey signs 3 bills targeting abortion providers
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed three bills targeting abortion providers, including one requiring them to follow outdated federal guidelines for the most common abortion drug.
Nest Eggs: Governor, Legislature plan to keep leftover funds
When times were tough and money was scarce, the Governor’s Office and Legislature held onto millions in leftover funds while cutting budgets elsewhere. Now that Arizona’s budget is back in the black, they’re showing little interest in changing course.
Juan Ciscomani: Keeping governor’s focus on southern Arizona, Sonora
Juan Ciscomani’s dual roles as director of Gov. Doug Ducey’s southern Arizona office and the Arizona-Mexico Commission’s Sonora office seem like a natural fit.
Prop. 108 may not save cities from shared revenue punishment
The complex formula that provides Arizona cities with a portion of the state’s tax revenues is nominally protected by a provision in the state Constitution requiring a two-thirds vote for the Legislature to tamper with it.
Ducey, lawmakers expect honeymoon to continue
After a year, even the best of couples tend to settle into a routine once the honeymoon period comes to an end. Few at the Capitol, however, are expecting Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-controlled Legislature to lose the magic they had last year.
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.
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.
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.
