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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith faces reporters while formally filing paperwork to run for Arizona Governor. (Photo by Evan Wyloge/Arizona Capitol Times)
Aug 15, 2014

Free Enterprise Club targets Smith in new TV ad

The Arizona Free Enterprise Club had spent roughly $1.5 million to influence voters in several statewide and legislative Republican primary races, but had stayed out of the hotly contested governor’s race – until now.

Aug 5, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court will consider Arizona redistricting appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court could announce at its first public session of the year in October whether state lawmakers will get to redraw Arizona’s congressional lines.

abortions, stethoscope, fetus
Jul 28, 2014

Horne gets permission to take abortion drug case to U.S. Supreme Court

Attorney General Tom Horne is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to void a federal appellate court ruling blocking the state from limiting the use of a controversial abortion drug.

Jun 6, 2014

Planned Parenthood ruling sets stage for Supreme Court showdown

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to put a temporary hold on a state rule requiring doctors to use federal standards in administering abortion medication has set the stage for the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 19, 2014

Lethal mix: Arizona in spotlight of debate over execution drugs

Arizona is about to become a hotbed of debate over the secrecy surrounding executions, an issue in which the U.S. Supreme Court has taken notice.

May 13, 2014

Affirmative action ruling adds new twist to same-sex marriage challenges

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law barring the consideration of race in public university admission decisions is having an immediate effect on a set of closely watched appeals involving an entirely different issue: the constitutionality of state same-sex marriage bans.

May 12, 2014

Public interest law center celebrates 40th anniversary

A legislative session doesn’t pass without the imprint of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest.

Apr 29, 2014

Court ruling could remove uncertainty over Arizona legislative boundaries

After a year of deliberation, a federal court has ruled that the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission doesn’t have to redraw any part of the state’s legislative districts.

Apr 22, 2014

Dealing blow to Brewer, appeals court says Medicaid expansion lawsuit can move forward

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled today that a group of Republican lawmakers has standing to challenge the hospital assessment that funds Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion program.

Mar 31, 2014

Elections to move forward as judge okays at-large districts for community college board

A judge ruled that a law creating two new at-large seats on the Maricopa County Community College District governing board is constitutional and will allow elections for those seats to move forward.

Commission chair Colleen Mathis, middle, pours over possible congressional redistricting maps as she is flanked by commissioners Linda McNulty, left, and commission vice chair, Scott Freeman during an Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission meeting Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Mar 31, 2014

Politics surround Arizona’s redistricting process

Arizonans tired of the politics surrounding the once-a-decade legislative and congressional redistricting process voted to pull the job from the Legislature in 2000 and give it to an independent commission. But getting politics out of the high-stakes game has proven difficult.

Mar 25, 2014

Groups chart alternative immigration reform course for states

Progressive groups said Monday that the pendulum on state-driven immigration reform has swung back from efforts like Arizona’s SB 1070, creating a climate that makes it possible to push for alternative immigration reforms.

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