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Tucson to close some businesses, sets up possible showdown with Ducey, Legislature
The City of Tucson is ordering all businesses not considered “essential” by Gov. Doug Ducey’s recent “essential services” executive order to close starting Saturday morning.
Mayors at odds with Ducey’s list of essential services
A new executive order by Gov. Doug Ducey on "essential services'' appears less designed to empower him to force people to stay home than to preclude Arizona cities from once again getting out in front of him on actions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Ducey goes partisan in 2020 State of the State Address
As Gov. Doug Ducey welcomed in a new decade with his address to the joint session of the Legislature on January 13, it became clear that he left the Era of Good Feelings behind in 2019.
Ducey’s proposed infrastructure upgrades road to bipartisanship
Spending part of a one-time windfall to build new roads and bridges was a rare idea in Gov. Doug Ducey’s January 13 State of the State Address that won plaudits from both liberal and conservative lawmakers.
Shope to carry Sanctuary City bill at Ducey’s behest
A Republican lawmaker from Coolidge will carry the water for the governor’s forthcoming effort to enshrine a ban on so-called sanctuary cities in the state Constitution.
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.
Glendale, Tucson voters reject city council salary increases
Voters in Glendale and Tucson overwhelmingly voted down large raises for city councilors this week, marking the latest in a series of ill-fated attempts by policymakers to increase their pay.
GOP lawmaker to propose law punishing sanctuary cities
A veteran state lawmaker wants to put taxpayers of any city that enacts a "sanctuary'' policy on the financial hook if police fail to call immigration officials on someone who is a convicted felon, in this country illegally, and then goes on to commit another felony.
Arizona Supreme Court to rule on discrimination case Monday
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide Monday how much leeway − if any − business owners have to refuse to serve certain customers based on religious beliefs. Officially the case... […]
Ducey urges Tucson to reject sanctuary city ballot measure
Gov. Doug Ducey has added his voice to those urging Tucson residents to reject a ballot measure to declare the community a ``sanctuary city.''
Historic Hometown Redevelopment Districts can boost rural economic growth
Boosting rural economic growth has been the holy grail of state economic development planning in Arizona, often with less-than-stellar results. However, based on lessons from other historic redevelopment in Arizona, the key is the historic buildings and infrastructure themselves.
‘Sanctuary city’ effort approved for Tucson November ballot
Election officials have verified thousands of signatures to place an initiative on the ballot to make Tucson the state's first "sanctuary city."
