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Patrick Ptak

Sep 17, 2019

Public’s right to know about executions limited to official record

Arizonans have no legal right to know where the state obtains drugs to execute inmates, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday.

Sep 13, 2019

Governor uncommitted to funding fix of prison problems

Gov. Doug Ducey won't commit to ask the Legislature for all the dollars his departing head of the state prison system says are necessary to deal with the "critical public safety crisis.''

Sep 9, 2019

Inmates: Court should take control of health care in prisons

Inmates have asked a federal judge to take over health care operations in all state-run prisons in Arizona and appoint an official to run medical and mental health services due to the state's repeated failure to improve the care.

Sep 4, 2019

APS executive makes no promises on future political spending

The incoming chief executive of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. refused Wednesday to promise that the company won't spend money in the future to elect utility regulators of its choosing.

Aug 6, 2019

Lawmakers: Ducey silent on pushing gun control measure

In the wake of yet another round of mass shooting, this time in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Gov. Doug Ducey is again touting a policy that would allow judges to force people determined to be a danger to themselves or others to surrender their weapons, at least temporarily.

Gov. Doug Ducey showed up Thursday for this Independence Day event wearing sneakers made by the company whose conduct he had criticized just the day before. (Twitter/Coconino County Democratic Party)
Jul 5, 2019

Ducey just does it, dons Nikes on Independence Day

Just two days after Ducey accused the sportswear company of "shameful'' conduct the governor showed up at an Independence Day event in Coconino County sporting a pair of Nike sneakers.

Jun 5, 2019

Sonora governor speaks out against Trump’s tariff threat

Sonora Gov. Claudia Pavlovich is parting ways with her Arizona counterpart over the controversial tariffs on imports from Mexico that President Donald Trump is threatening to impose this coming week.

Apr 17, 2019

100 days of session and no end in sight

Senate President Karen Fann is pursuing what a fellow Republican lawmaker calls “the impossible dream” – a truly bipartisan budget with spending priorities that reflect Republican and Democratic priorities.

Mar 5, 2019

Feds seek governors’ input on drought plan as deadline missed

With another deadline missed Monday, the head of the Bureau of Reclamation is now looking for the governors in the states in the Colorado River basin to tell her what they think she should do to keep water levels from dropping even lower.

Gov. Doug Ducey waves to supporters at a Make America Great Again campaign rally for President Trump in Mesa on Oct. 19, 2018. Ducey has been a leading fundraiser in the 2018 election. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
Feb 15, 2019

Ducey, Trump held secret meeting in October before rally

When President Donald Trump came to Arizona in October to drum up support for Martha McSally, he and Gov. Doug Ducey met for a private, one-on-one meeting.

Feb 11, 2019

Senate passes repeal of car registration fee, showdown with Ducey imminent

State lawmakers are picking another fight with Gov. Doug Ducey over taxes and fees.

Jan 23, 2019

Ducey abandons suit to stop deferred action recipients from getting driver’s licenses

After fighting the issue in court for years, Gov. Doug Ducey has finally agreed to issue driver's licenses to all deferred action recipients.

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