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May 10, 2016

Ducey signs two gun bills, vetoes another

Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to force Arizona to join with other states to restrict what kind of gun laws each can adopt.

May 10, 2016

Ducey vetoes Gowan’s bill on community facilities districts

Gov. Doug Ducey today vetoed legislation that would have tilted the balance of power in favor of developers and away from local governments in some special taxing districts.

May 9, 2016

In slap to lawmakers, Ducey vetoes ‘bad’ water bills

Gov. Doug Ducey today vetoed two measures that could ease water-supply requirement for developers.

Apr 15, 2015

Ducey orders tax agency not to collect taxes despite veto

In a legally questionable move, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering the Department of Revenue not to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales taxes against certain types of businesses that the agency -- and even a court -- says are owed to the state.

Apr 14, 2015

Ducey veto of powdered alcohol ban clears way for sale in Arizona

In his veto letter for HB2178, Ducey said he has seen no evidence that the bill is necessary.

Apr 14, 2015

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoes measures to take over federal land

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed two bills by fellow Republicans on Monday that asked the federal government turn over public lands to the state. The GOP lawmakers said they wanted to use Arizona's federal public lands as a new stream of revenue for the state.

Apr 10, 2015

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoes bill to reinstate Mining Museum

The rocks and other materials at Arizona's Mining and Mineral Museum will continue to gather dust after Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a measure Thursday to reopen the museum, which closed in 2011.

Apr 3, 2015

Controversial signings, vetoes give Ducey first big test on legislation

Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican lawmakers have largely walked in lockstep since the new governor was sworn in, but controversial measures pushed by his allies in the Legislature have forced him to make tough decisions, which resulted in his first round of vetoes.

Apr 3, 2015

Ducey defends veto of cop anonymity measure

Sign-toting protestors made noise opposing a bill giving police officers involved in shootings a two-month period of anonymity, but Gov. Doug Ducey listened most closely to the chiefs of police in deciding to veto it.

Apr 2, 2015

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoes bill making gold legal tender

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have made Arizona the third state behind Utah and Oklahoma to recognize gold and silver as legal tender.

Mar 30, 2015

Ducey vetoes bill barring traffic ticket quotas

Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill that would have barred law enforcement agencies from imposing quotas for traffic citations on police officers. In his veto letter on Monday, Ducey said... […]

Mar 30, 2015

Governor vetoes bill shielding names of officers

As the son of a cop, Gov. Doug Ducey was sympathetic towards the aim of a bill giving police officers involved in shootings a two-month period of anonymity. But he vetoed it today because it went too far.

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