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Uphill battles in store for several agency directors awaiting confirmation
Nineteen state agency directors will need to be confirmed during the 2025 legislative session, and while some are ...
Arizona politics 2024: Divided government brings more legislative scrutiny of state agencies, their directors
For the second year in a row, Republicans flexed all of their legislative muscles to thwart Gov. Katie Hobbs’ agenda by continuing the fight against her director nominees and grilling state agencies during sunset reviews.
Tax relief renters’ gain, cities’ loss
Effective Jan. 1, cities can no longer charge sales taxes on residential rentals.
Commission sends Hobbs candidates for her Supreme Court justice appointment
Gov. Katie Hobbs will have a pool of two judges and three high-ranking government attorneys to choose from for her first appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Arizona moves one step closer to first execution in 2 years
Attorney General Kris Mayes took the first steps Friday to finally putting convicted murderer Aaron Gunches to death.
Prefiled GOP bills look familiar – Hobbs vetoed them
Republicans introduced bills that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed in previous years as the period for prefiling got underway Monday.
Magistrate: firing squad most humane way to execute prisoners
The former federal magistrate who Gov. Katie Hobbs hired to study the execution process said Wednesday he was dismissed because he was telling the governor something she didn't want to hear: There is no humane way to kill someone with lethal injection.
Executions to resume after 2-year pause
The decision from Attorney General Kris Mayes comes after Gov. Katie Hobbs on Nov. 26 dismissed the retired federal magistrate she had hired in her first days in office to review the process the state uses to put people to death.
Top Democrat officials say election denialism not over yet
The state’s chief elections officer said the protests and lawsuits that marred the 2020 and 2022 votes are a thing of the past. But two other Democratic state elected officials […]
8 Supreme Court applicants advance in process to fill vacancy
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments decided Friday that only eight of the 17 applicants to replace retiring Justice Robert Brutinel will advance to the next round on Dec. 9.
Tourism director resigns in wake of conflict of interest accusations
The head of the Arizona Office of Tourism resigned abruptly Friday amid questions of a conflict of interest in a $700,000 expenditure for a new logo.
How investing in apprenticeship programs grows Arizona’s economy
The construction industry in Arizona faces a significant challenge. The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) projects the state will need approximately 50,000 people to fill construction jobs by 2033. […]
