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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 …

Attorney: Public audit records would undermine …

12/1/2021
PHOENIX — An attorney for the Senate warned the Court of Appeals Wednesday that if the judges force public disclosure of records related to the audit of the 2020 election it will undermine the …

Appeals Court: Cyber Ninjas audit records are public

11/9/2021
PHOENIX — The Court of Appeals has shot down the latest bid by Cyber Ninjas to keep secret the records it has related to the audit of the 2020 election. In an eight-page ruling Tuesday, the …

Lawyer suggests judge send Senate president to jail

11/2/2021
PHOENIX — An attorney seeking public records related to the audit is suggesting to a judge that he subpoena — and possibly jail — Senate President Karen Fann for failing to produce …

Senate president will be out of politics once term …

11/2/2021
PHOENIX —  Senate President Karen Fann, who spearheaded the unprecedented and controversial audit of the 2020 election returns, is getting out of politics. But just not quite …

Arizona Senate seeks delay in release of documents

10/20/2021
PHOENIX — The attorney for the Senate is asking a judge to delay any move to force lawmakers to immediately surrender some audit documents. In new court filings, Thomas Basile told Maricopa …

Judge rebukes Arizona Senate effort to keep election …

10/15/2021
PHOENIX — A judge late Thursday rejected broad claims by the Senate that it need not disclose various documents related to its audit of the 2020 election. In a sometimes strongly worded …

Judge: There are no ‘not public’ Senate election …

10/12/2021
PHOENIX — Tuesday, a judge rejected a Senate claim that some of its records about the audit are not public. In a 13-page order, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah said he would …

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 …

Ducey says decertifying Arizona's election is top …

9/27/2021
PHOENIX — Supporters of Donald Trump are peppering Gov. Doug Ducey with demands that he decertify the election even though he says there's no legal authority for him to do that. Ducey press …

Open session on audit results slated for Friday

9/23/2021
PHOENIX — Arizonans will learn Friday whether a firm hired by the Senate will confirm or dispute official results which showed that Joe Biden outpolled Donald Trump in Maricopa County in 2020 …

Arizona court rejects latest attempt to seal Maricopa …

9/20/2021
PHOENIX — A judge has slapped down the latest claim by Cyber Ninjas that it doesn't have to respond to demands for public records — at least not from the public. Maricopa County …