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Horne’s suit to declare dual-language learning illegal dismissed
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge today dismissed Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s lawsuit seeking to see dual language programs for English Language Learners declared illegal.
Mayes blames lawmakers for making voucher program ‘easy to target for fraud’
Three former Empowerment Scholarship Account employees are accused of defrauding the program of more than $600,000 by using falsified birth certificates and disability diagnoses to enroll five adults, seven children and five “ghost children.”
Court filings reveal secret grand jury interviews that led to indictments of Cochise County supervisors
The two Cochise County supervisors who face felony charges for allegedly attempting to interfere with the certification of the county’s midterm election recently filed documents in court that give glimpses of the secret grand jury interviews that led to their indictment.
Audit says state leased land to Saudi company at rates below market
State Auditor General Lindsey Perry is blasting the State Land Department for leasing land to a Saudi-owned company in western Arizona for below-market rates and not requiring it to pay for – or even report – the amount of groundwater it has been using.
AG’s office investigates Yuma County broadband project
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is investigating a $30 million broadband project in Yuma County that Republican lawmakers allege involved illegally gifted public funds.
Kern opens investigation of Mayes
A state senator under investigation for being a fake elector in the 2020 presidential election has begun a probe of his own against Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Mayes: Commerce Authority ‘CEO forums’ illegal
The wining and dining of corporate CEOs by the Arizona Commerce Authority is unconstitutional, Attorney General Kris Mayes said Tuesday.
Mohave county supervisor wants judge to declare hand counting votes legal
A Mohave County supervisor wants a judge to bar Attorney General Kris Mayes from subjecting him to "threats and intimidation'' for pushing for a hand count of elections.
Phoenix passes prevailing wage ordinance, contractors promise legal challenge
Phoenix became the first city in the state to adopt a prevailing wage ordinance, a provision requiring contractors working on city construction projects to ensure worker pay is on par with the average rate in the field and area.
Are unstaffed ballot drop boxes allowed in Arizona? Final rulebook offers little clarity
Arizona voters have long relied on unstaffed ballot drop boxes to conveniently cast their ballots, but challenges to their use persist and a new state rulebook does little to clarify their legal status.
Hamadeh makes new challenge to election loss
Rebuffed in prior legal attempts to overturn his loss in the race for attorney general, Abe Hamadeh now is trying to get a judge to declare that Kris Mayes is holding office illegally.
Sun denies, deflects, diminishes allegations in ethics hearing
Rep. Leezah Sun, D-Phoenix, begged for mercy at a House Ethics Committee hearing Tuesday where the first-term Democrat characterized complaints against her as hearsay and said her behavior was no different from any sort of conversation with a “certain level of disagreement.”
