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Hobbs says UArizona shouldn’t balance budget …

11/13/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs said Monday she doesn’t believe the University of Arizona should be balancing its newly disclosed budget shortfall by cutting financial aid which is being considered.

Arizona prison system to boost spending for health …

11/12/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s prison system will boost spending and medical staffing for prison healthcare by more than a third as it works to meet a federal judge’s orders that it vastly improve treatment of the nearly 25,000 prisoners in state-run prisons, but the move puts added pressure on a state budget that is already deep in the red.

Top Arizona Republican legislators attempting to help …

11/6/2023
PHOENIX — Preparing for their own fight with the Biden administration over a new national monument in Arizona, the top legislative Republicans now are attempting to help the state of Utah in its own battle against two other monuments.

First-term Democratic lawmaker wants exception to …

11/1/2023
PHOENIX — A first-term Democratic lawmaker wants to enact an exception to state laws that allow clergy to refuse to disclose what was told to them in confession or similar confidential communication.

Arizona Appeals Court allows doctors to challenge …

10/30/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court gave the go-ahead Monday for Arizona doctors to challenge a state law banning abortions sought because of fetal genetic defects.

Phoenix lawmaker seeks to extend drinking hours for …

10/25/2023
PHOENIX — A Phoenix lawmaker wants to give Arizona Diamondbacks fans an extra hour of alcohol-fueled revelry to celebrate their reaching the World Series.

Hamadeh ordered to pay legal fees for unsuccessful …

10/17/2023
PHOENIX — Abe Hamadeh has been ordered to pay more than $42,000 in legal fees to Kris Mayes in his unsuccessful effort to convince the Arizona Supreme Court to overturn the results of the attorney general’s race.

Republican leaders face first Arizona budget crunch in …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — Republican leaders in the Arizona Legislature are facing their first budget crunch in nearly a decade and minority Democrats are pointing the finger right at the GOP, saying the pain that will be felt by state residents is a self-inflicted wound.

Federal appeals court tosses out Lake, Finchem voting …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out claims by losing 2022 candidates Kari Lake and Mark Finchem that machines used to tabulate votes are so inherently unreliable that they violate their constitutional rights.

Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for …

10/9/2023
Arizona legislators said they are “disappointed” that the state has agreed to pay for gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that settles years of class action litigation by a University of Arizona professor.

Arizona Commerce Authority approved incentives without …

10/7/2023
PHOENIX — A new report reveals that the Arizona Commerce Authority could not show that it confirmed that companies that received nearly $11 million in incentives proved that they invested the money or hired the workers they promised at the agreed-to wages.

Economic impact of Super Bowl was $1.3B, study shows

10/4/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending the decision to spend more than $2 million in tax dollars to entertain business executives during the Super Bowl. And Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, said she believes the expenditure will survive a review of its legality by Attorney General Kris Mayes. Their comments Wednesday came as a study of the impact of the February event commissioned by the host committee says it created $1.3 billion in total economic impact for the state.