Ducey uses federal pandemic cash to promote Arizona tourism
The Visit Arizona Initiative will use the American Rescue Plan money to help the tourism sector of the state’s economy to prosper and “continue to recover from the effects of the pandemic,” Doug said in a statement.
Maricopa County replaced election equipment following controversial audit
Maricopa County officials say they have approved nearly $3 million for new vote-counting machines to replace those used in the 2020 election, which were given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the results.
Ex-Maricopa County politician’s accomplice gets 2 years in adoption scheme
A woman who acknowledged helping former Arizona politician Paul Petersen in an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday.
Biden taps former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake for Turkey ambassador
Flake retired from the Senate at the end of his term in 2019, saying he was out of step with the Republican Party in the era of former President Donald Trump. He later wrote a book, “Conscience of a Conservative,” that was a critique of Trump.
‘Anti-American’: Biden slams voting restrictions as part of ‘big lie’
President Joe Biden addressed voting rights in a speech Tuesday in Philadelphia amid some Republican-led state legislatures enacting voting restrictions.
Blake Masters launches GOP run against Arizona Senator Mark Kelly
Appearing in an announcement video with his wife and three young boys, Masters says America needs to finish the border wall, enforce the law and build an economy where families can live on a single income.
Ducey allows lawmakers to boost expense pay
Ducey’s decision on lawmaker expenses came two years after he vetoed similar legislation that would have boosted the expense pay of all 90 lawmakers.
Gov. Ducey taps federal cash to boost unemployment fund
The move by the Republican governor is designed to prevent insurance premiums paid by businesses from soaring. And it came on the same week that an extra $300 per week in pay for unemployed workers will stop under a Ducey order designed to force people to return to work.
Arizona AG seeks injunction to reverse Biden administration’s ending of border wall construction
Brnovich’s office first sued the Department of Homeland Security in April, alleging the administration has not complied with its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it ended border wall construction and the Remain-in-Mexico policy – which kept migrants in Mexico until their hearings were processed.
Legislation protecting small businesses from new tax among 23 bills signed by Ducey
Ducey signed bills banning state or local governments from requiring training in “critical race theory” and shielding small business owners from paying any of the 3.5% income tax surcharge voters approved in November.
Arizona Gov. Ducey signs bill banning critical race theory training in schools, governments
Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2906 on Friday, which prevents government entities from requiring employees to undergo training that would suggest that they are “inherently racist, sexist or oppressive."
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs seeks probe of Trump allies
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has asked the state's Attorney General, Mark Brnovich, to look into whether Former President Trump and his allies broke the law while pressuring officials in Maricopa County after the November 2020 election.
Gov. Ducey appoints ex-aide to fill state Supreme Court vacancy
King, a fellow Republican whom Ducey appointed to the state Board of Regents in 2020, was Ducey’s deputy general counsel from 2015 to 2017.
Records show pressure by Fmr. Pres. Trump, allies on Arizona officials
Newly released records show the top Republicans in Maricopa County dodged calls from Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the then-president sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in key battleground states.
Court mulls appeal over fixing unsigned ballots in Arizona
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard arguments in an appeal of a ruling in September that concluded Arizona’s election-day deadline for "curing" missing signatures unjustifiably burdened the right to vote.
With McCain in mind, Sinema reaches for bipartisanship
Kyrsten Sinema is modeling her approach on the renegade style of the late Sen. John McCain, the fellow Arizonan she strives to emulate, but aspiring to bold bipartisanship is challenging in the post-Trump era of hardened political bunkers and fierce cultural tribalism.
Tucson to ignore Arizona ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ law
Tucson has long tried to enforce gun laws stricter than the state’s, including mandating background checks for guns purchased on city property and destroying seized firearms.
Groups that backed Arizona's Proposition 208 seek to block tax cuts
Progressive groups that convinced voters last year to raise taxes on the wealthy to boost school funding have filed paperwork to block big new tax cuts enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey this week.
Gov. Ducey rescinds raft of COVID-19 executive orders
The Republican governor said some of the orders would remain in place until legislation takes effect in 90 days -- including those preventing cities, towns and counties from issuing orders for businesses that are more stringent than those Ducey issues.
Tribes say voting access hurt by US Supreme Court ruling over Arizona election regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court disagreed on Thursday in a broader case over Arizona voting regulations, upholding a prohibition on counting ballots cast in the wrong precinct and returning early ballots for another person.