Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith late Monday denied a claim by the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe that the law approving off-reservation gambling was illegally enacted.
Read More »Fund helps tribes without sports-betting licenses
The legalization of sports betting means the Arizona’s Indian tribes will lose their monopoly on the state’s gambling industry, but they still stand to gain considerable benefits from the new legislation.
Read More »Ducey hires new Parks director to replace fired Sue Black
Gov. Doug Ducey has tapped a state parks director from Colorado to serve as the new director of Arizona State Parks and Trails.
Read More »State parks projects under review due to delays, cost hikes
Plans to expand and improve Arizona's state parks system are under review as key projects face delays and cost increases.
Read More »Doug Ducey ousts Parks Director Sue Black
Embattled Arizona Parks and Recreation Director Sue Black is out effective immediately.
Read More »Tom takes over, and Bob isn’t happy
Forese took over as Corp Comm chairman today, while former Ducey staffer Ted Vogt was swiftly installed as executive director of the regulatory agency.
Read More »Commissioners pick Forese as new chairman, while top staffers leave 
Regulators today picked Tom Forese as chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Former gubernatorial staffer Ted Vogt also took over as executive director of the regulatory agency.
Read More »Former Ducey aide Vogt joins Traversant Group 
Ted Vogt, who stepped down as Gov. Doug Ducey’s chief of operations in August, is joining Traversant Group.
Read More »Ducey aide Vogt leaving administration, to be replaced by DEQ director 
A top staffer in Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration is leaving for the private sector after seven months on the job. Ted Vogt, Ducey’s chief of operations, will leave the Governor’s Office later this month for a job in the private sector.
Read More »Ducey budget would shift money out of veterans’ fund
Gov. Doug Ducey wants to take more than $900,000 in funds specifically donated by taxpayers to help post 9/11 veterans to instead operate new cemeteries for veterans near Marana and Flagstaff and keep the doors open at an existing one in Sierra Vista.
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