A federal judge late Friday threw out charges by former state Rep. Don Shooter that his civil rights were violated by an investigation that resulted in his ouster last year from the state House.

Less than a month after Gov. Doug Ducey’s second-in-command resigned from his position, he returned to working for the governor in another capacity.

Claiming his rights were violated, ousted state Rep. Don Shooter has filed suit demanding unspecified damages.

Kyl, who never planned to serve beyond this congressional term, will step down from the appointed position, leaving Gov. Doug Ducey to appoint someone new to serve until 2020.

“I want you to know I’m going to serve the four years of my governorship,” Ducey, who was just re-elected, said in a Monday interview on KTAR.

Gov. Doug Ducey has tapped his press spokesman Daniel Scarpinato to be his new chief of staff to replace Kirk Adams, who announced his resignation earlier today.

Adams, who served through Ducey’s first term, announced on Twitter that he will return to the private sector, although he did not specify his plans.

The governor and his staff are playing an integral role in bringing Arizona water interests together to reach an internal state agreement on the drought-contingency plan.

Four years after allowing companies to test driverless cars on Arizona streets, Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to make the state the center of testing for the next generation of autonomous automobiles.

Three men running for the state legislature are seeking much more than your votes - they want retribution.