“I consider this first panel – not necessarily the governor or her staff, but this first panel of people testifying to be a kangaroo court.” — Sen. Jack Harper, commenting on the education panel at Gov. Jan Brewer’s June 9 ...

Lawmakers said they wanted more time to negotiate with the governor when they declined to send their budget package to Jan Brewer's desk. Those negotiations continue, but Brewer is using the extra time to take aim at the myriad provisions of that budget that she considers unacceptable.

Attorney General Terry Goddard on May 26 stopped pursuing a federal lawsuit to stop the closure of the Tucson Citizen, the state's oldest continuously published newspaper.

A federal judge on May 19 refused Attorney General Terry Goddard's request to immediately stop the state's oldest continually publishing newspaper from shutting down operations.

Attorney General Terry Goddard has asked a federal court to stop one of the state's oldest newspapers from shutting down print operations, arguing the closing of the Tucson Citizen violates state and federal anti-trust laws.