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State Supreme Court defines what can be in budget

1/6/2022
PHOENIX — Thursday, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a broad ruling that will change forever how state budgets are adopted. In a 17-page ruling, the justices said the way lawmakers have been …

Behind courtroom doors: An Independent examination of …

12/10/2021
Kaine Fisher is good at what he does. As director of family law, and senior partner at the Rose Law Firm, he has seen it all. “For the most part, if it involves the family, I am …

Hiring 2 Apache Junction court officials to be …

12/2/2021
Employment agreements for a part-time associate magistrate and full-time judicial assistant for the Apache Junction Municipal Court are to be discussed Monday by the city council and voted on …

2 public defenders rehired for Apache Junction …

11/23/2021
Two attorneys who provide public defender services in the Apache Junction Municipal Court have been rehired at the same pay — $2,225 per month. A third will be needed when residents begin …

Glendale gearing up for holiday, shopping seasons

11/8/2021
This year’s holiday shopping season figures to have similar issues to last year’s COVID scramble, but also promises to be even more profitable at the same time.

State Supreme Court decision wiped more than a dozen …

11/3/2021
PHOENIX — When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve “budget reconciliation” bills on Tuesday, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of …

Judge denies LESD board member's restraining order …

10/27/2021
A Maricopa County Superior Court commissioner has denied a Litchfield school district board member's appeal for a restraining order on Tuesday. 

Phoenix plans to expand pilot program for virtual …

10/21/2021
Phoenix city courts sent many traffic cases online during the COVID-19 pandemic. The courts now plan to expand that pilot program so all traffic cases have the option of being held online. The …

AG taking masks, other new laws to state Supreme Court

10/18/2021
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making a last-ditch effort to tell Arizona courts they need to butt out of how the legislature conducts its business. In legal briefs filed with …

County judge not ready to hold Senate in contempt — …

10/7/2021
PHOENIX — Thursday, a judge said he’s not ready to cite the Arizona Senate and Karen Fann, its president, for contempt of court. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Michael Kemp heard …

Judge’s ruling doesn’t change Queen Creek school …

9/29/2021
Despite a judge overruling state Legislative attempts to ban mask mandates in schools, the two districts overseeing most of Queen Creek's classes are keeping the status quo. On Monday, a Maricopa …

ASU, Omni Hotels break ground on development under …

9/24/2021
When leaders from the city of Tempe, Arizona State University, the Arizona Board of Regents and Omni Hotels broke ground on a brand new hotel on Sept. 17, they did so with an Arizona Supreme Court case looming overhead.