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Panel of women in public policy discusses sexual harassment at Capitol
Though the panelists denounced sexual harassment and agreed that it was encouraging to see so many women speak out against their aggressors, former Gov. Jan Brewer said that sexual harassment has been going on for years, but the issue has never been on the forefront as it is now.
State Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of Medicaid expansion
The fate of health care for 400,000 Arizonans could depend on what seven justices of the state Supreme Court believe voters said they wanted 25 years ago.
Nominal, politically driven tax breaks on the way
Arizonans are in line for an income tax cut when they file their returns next April. But don't go planning that trip to Europe -- or even Los Angeles -- just yet.
State employees, retirees will pay for health insurance trust sweeps
Arizona state employees will pay higher premiums and copays for health insurance next year, and some lawmakers say funding sweeps approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature are partly to blame.
Court losses piling up for anti-abortion legislation, cost state millions
The state of Arizona has been ordered to pay roughly $2.2 million in legal fees in the past eight years to organizations that challenge restrictive abortion laws adopted by the Republican-controlled state Legislature.
Proclamations of all kinds, just call the governor to be recognized
Proclamations and special recognitions comprise a major part of the gubernatorial constituent services operation, for both the Ducey administration and those that came before it.
Morning Scoop panel spars over Medicaid
With yet another important vote on the health care debate in Washington D.C. Tuesday, panelists at the Arizona Capitol Times Morning Scoop on Medicaid sparred over the right solution for Arizona.
Arizona on course to relive health care ordeal if Congress cuts Medicaid
Arizona already knows what will happen if its Medicaid program falters. In 2011, the state froze enrollment for childless adults in its Medicaid system, leading to more than 160,000 left without coverage in a relatively short amount of time.
U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear from Trump on ‘dreamers’ driver’s licenses
The ability of "dreamers'' living in Arizona to drive could depend on what the Trump administration thinks.
SB1070 dramatized, fictionalized in Phoenix stage production
As the title suggests, the production, housed at the Herberger Theater Center, revolves around the passage of Arizona’s SB1070, the immigration legislation that sparked international controversy after it was passed in April 2010.
‘Dreamers’’ lawyers ask U.S. Supreme Court to let ruling stand on Arizona case
Advocates for "dreamers'' are urging the nation's high court to reject Arizona's last-ditch bid to take away their licenses to drive.
Jan Brewer: Corporate tax cuts she signed were a little ‘too aggressive’
What’s not mentioned is that the state might have had more money to spend had there not been a series of corporate tax cuts approved by lawmakers half a decade ago which are still kicking in. For just this coming budget year, those changes will reduce state revenues by another $107.2 million.
