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ACC vote leaves Burns to fend for himself in legal fight with utility
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted today to stop paying an attorney to defend one of its members in a lawsuit from the state’s largest utility.
Giant utility drops lawsuit against ACC commissioner to stop records production
The state's largest electric utility may have outmaneuvered a utility regulator in the fight over its records about its campaign spending.
Senate votes to give business more time to fix potential disability violation
Over Democrats’ objections, state senators voted Tuesday to give businesses more time to fix violations of disability laws before ending up in court.
Senator promises to scale back bill that threatens political entities’ funding
A Senate panel has approved a bill expanding a law that allows the state to withhold money from government entities that don’t do as legislators please after its sponsor promised to scale back the scope of its application.
State seeks order throwing out ‘deferred action’ recipients’ lawsuit
An attorney for the state asked a federal judge Friday to throw out a lawsuit by some “deferred action” recipients who say they can’t get a license to drive.
Railbird: Lawsuit’s timing is too perfect
The timing of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit to block the voter-approved minimum wage hike has not gone unnoticed by Capitol observers.
Tucson: State law amounts to illegal coercion
Attorneys for Tucson on Monday asked a judge to void the law that allows Attorney General Mark Brnovich to order the community's revenue sharing withheld if it does not bend to the state's will.
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over University of Arizona police shooting
A woman shot four times will get another chance to prove the University of Arizona police officer used excessive force.
Judge questions vow not to use sedative again in executions
A judge presiding over a lawsuit that protests how Arizona carries out the death penalty extracted promises in court from the state Wednesday that it won't use the sedative midazolam in future executions.
State attorney to lawmakers: Avoid making insulting, discriminatory remarks
A lawmaker’s colorful quotes about a piece of legislation can be a headache for an attorney later.
Arpaio loses suit over broken shoulder suffered in 2013 fall
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has lost his lawsuit that sought money from the owners of a downtown Phoenix office building for a broken shoulder he suffered three years ago when he tripped and fell outside the property.
21 states, including Arizona, sue to block expansion of overtime pay law
A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as inappropriate federal overreach from the Obama Administration.
