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Mesa lawmaker withdraws complaint over Pima mask rule

1/6/2022
PHOENIX — Pima County is out of danger of having its state funds slashed because of its policies requiring most of its employees to be vaccinated — at least for the time being. Sen. …

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 …

Mental health in the military: U.S. Senate passes …

12/16/2021
Teri and Patrick Caserta have long been fighting for justice and the legacy of their son, Brandon.

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 …

Thorough poll shows disapproval among Sinema …

11/22/2021
PHOENIX — The decision by the state’s senior senator to plot her own path on issues like infrastructure relief is leaving a mark. And it's not necessarily a good one. A new survey …

Judge lets discrimination plaintiff keep $2.75m …

11/16/2021
PHOENIX — Tuesday, a federal judge denied a bid by the state Senate to overturn a $2.75 million discrimination award against the Senate, leaving Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and state …

Senate staffer awarded $2.7 million in discrimination …

11/11/2021
PHOENIX — A Senate staffer who says she was fired because of her race was awarded more than $2.7 million this week by a federal court jury. The verdict came after jurors heard from Talonya …

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 …

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: 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 …