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Tucson’s rebuke to the ‘sanctuary’ movement speaks volumes
Tucson’s resounding rejection of an activist-led push for “sanctuary” policies is a welcome sign that sanity can still prevail even in an age of growing extremism.
Attorney General finds police open records policy legal
The Attorney General’s Office has found that a Phoenix Police Department policy that provides guidelines for the release of information following critical incidents does not violate officers’ privacy rights.
Brnovich says Phoenix immigration policy conforms to SB1070
Calling the city of Phoenix’s policy of welcoming migrants more rhetoric than real, Attorney General Mark Brnovich concluded Monday that nothing the city council told the police to do violates state laws on illegal immigration.
Lawmakers OK bill tightening laws on civil asset forfeitures
The Arizona Legislature has passed legislation that would tighten policies on asset seizures, leaving it up to Gov. Doug Ducey to decide whether to overhaul the state's civil forfeiture laws.
House OKs bill protecting off-duty police officers
The Arizona House has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers.
Will Arizona follow the national trend in banning police body worn camera footage?
As more law enforcement agencies in Arizona suit up officers with body-worn cameras, public access to this footage becomes a controversial topic.
Arizona law enforcement might not back up Trump’s immigration order
The Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales police departments, as well as sheriffs from Yuma, Santa Cruz and Maricopa say officers will not target long-term undocumented immigrants who have no violent felony offenses.
Bill outlines rules for law enforcers when tracking cellphones
Mia Garcia, spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office, said the legislation her agency crafted will make it clear in statute that state and local police are required to get a search warrant before they use devices like a “StingRay,” which can hone in on individual cell phones. And she said the “modernization” of existing laws is good for Arizonans.
Profits of Policing: Arizona asset seizures net $200M in past five years
State laws allowed Arizona law enforcement agencies to seize nearly $200 million in personal property during the past five years – almost all of it cash – from people who may never be charged or convicted of a crime.
Horses, handwriting and home sharing: Notable bills of 2016
Lawmakers this year filed 1,247 bills covering topics as diverse as campaign finance reform to protections for wild horses.
State Supreme Court upholds public employees’ pay for union work
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that cities can pay public employees to work on union business.
California man: Arizona trooper traumatized my family
A California man on vacation with his daughter in Arizona says a state trooper was out of line after pulling him over at gunpoint because the license plate on his rental car was reported stolen.
