Court rules that GOP lawmakers wrote skewed description of one provision of Prop 212 that would appear in brochure mailed to all households in order to convince people to vote against the voucher reform proposal. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Arizona firm that makes squeaky dog toys that mimic real products wins key court victory over Jack Danniel's which tried to bar the sale of the toy company's "Bad Spaniels" toy. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Voucher supporters ask Supreme Court to put Prop 145 back on ballot and overturn ruling by trial judge who said it illegally contains two separate subjects: one on military families and the other to overturn Prop 122 and any other voucher reform. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Federal judge rejects claim by head of @azcorrections.bsky.social that the state is making sufficient progress in 14-year-old lawsuit over care provided (or not) to inmates to avoid having its health system taken over by her and given to a court-appointed receiver. tucson.com/news/state-r...

@azagmayes.bsky.social says her office still studying whether what's in Prop 314 letting state and local police arrest border crosses (and local judges to have them deported) runs afoul of the right of the exclusive right of the federal government to control immigration. tucson.com/news/state-r...

America First Legal sues @azsecretary.bsky.social, claims his description of Prop 144 on changes in election laws leaves out key provisions and is skewed. But he says it contains what the law requires and what voters need to know. Now a judge will decide. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Rep. Nguyen won't allow hearing on Rep. Travers proposal to say the ability of clergy in Arizona law to refuse to share what they learn in confession does not apply when the congregant says he's molesting children and intends to continue to do so. tucson.com/news/state-r...

@azcorrections.bsky.social chief wants more time to fix health care system despite 14 years of litigation and even a federal court injunction, claims state is doing better. But lawyers for inmates say state unwilling or incapable of fix without court oversight. tucson.com/news/state-r...

OK. Anyone out there who honestly believed that Hobbs would debate any of her gubernatorial foes this year? Anyone???? tucson.com/news/state-r...

In unanimous ruling, AZ Supreme Court says it's up to each religion to determine what is a "confession" and what are "confidential communications" that don't have to be reported to police even if the person is confessing to actively abusing children. tucson.com/news/local/c...

Biggs selects Kerr as running mate. She attempt to define sex as what is assigned at birth, sought to undermine @azagmayes.bsky.social efforts to protect rural groundwater, and proposed 6-week abortion ban. But her rural/ag background balances his. tucson.com/news/state-r...

@demgovs.org don't want to risk losing Hobbs so they're gonna spend $10M to boost her reelection bid on top of $11M she's already spent. Meanwhile, no commitment from GOP govs to help Biggs whose fundraising already lags the incumbent. tucson.com/news/state-r...

The race for governor in Arizona gets more expensive as @demgovs.org dump $10M - and maybe more later - into bid to reelect Hobbs who could be the most vulnerable Democrat incumbent in the country. And she already was far outspending Biggs. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Montenegro, Petersen sue to block @azagmayes.bsky.social plan to tell voters that what's in Prop 145, billed as protecting Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for kids in military families, would also nullify entire Prop 212 and its plans for limits on vouchers. tucson.com/news/local/e...

There's no question but that approval of Prop 145 and its poison pill would undermine Prop 212 and its plan for major voucher reforms. But that isn't stopping Petersen and Montenegro from suing to stop @azagmayes.bsky.social from making that clear to voters. tucson.com/news/local/e...

She rolled over him to get AHCCCS expansion, declared he can't get votes of independents, and questioned his electability. Now Gov. Brewer has endorsed Biggs for governor but says he must act like someone who answers to WHOLE state, not just CD 5. tucson.com/news/state-r...

After Minnesota killings by @icegov.bsky.social agents, Gov. Hobbs put up website informing Arizonans of their rights when confronted by federal agents. Now Judicial Watch wants data on not only costs but evidence she has anyone was actually denied their rights. tucson.com/news/state-r...

OK, so now Biggs is nominee of GOP. But does that Trump endorsement he touts help him with state's Latino voters who may be having second thoughts of their support for #47 in 2024? Or can Hobbs win them back to Democratic fold? tucson.com/news/state-r...

The question of whether Gov. Hobbs can win reelection could turn on whether Latinos, many of whom backed Trump in 2024, decide in 2026 that presumed GOP foe Biggs, backed by Trump, is better for their interests. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Arizonans voted 2-1 in 2024 to let state and local police arrest border crossers and allow state judges to deport them. Now that the law is finally ready to be enforced @acluaz.bsky.social asks federal judge to enjoin it - and quickly - saying it's unconstitutional. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Federal judge says @azsecretary.bsky.social can't enforce provision in Elections Procedures Manual that makes it illegal to wear uniforms or clothing to a polling place if the intent is to intimidate, concludes the rule is just too vague. But he upholds noise rule. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Psst! Think you know something about to happen in state government or politics because you've got insider info and can profit from a wager? Hobbs threatens loss of jobs for state workers. But criminal charges remain in limbo due to federal court ruling.

They're supposed to be "impartial" explanations of ballot measures. But @priya4az.bsky.social and Dems say Montenegro and other Republicans are skewing what voters will see when they read the brochures being mailed to all Arizona households ahead of General Election. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Harmeet Dhillon sends letter to @azsecretary.bsky.social warning of federal criminal charges if election workers ignore illegal voters. But he calls the move by top official as @usdoj.bsky.social "insulting." (Oh, and officials in other states got similar letters.) tucson.com/news/state-r...

SCOTUS agrees to consider whether AZ can legally require everyone who registered to vote to show proof of citizenship, even those who sign up with special federal form that doesn't require such proof and they vote only on federal races. tucson.com/news/state-r...

There are now legal challenges to FIVE of the measures put on the ballot by Republican-controlled legislature. And the big legal question is whether lawmakers tried to illegally pack too many issues into a single take-it-or-leave-it proposal. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Deal or no deal? Lawmakers weigh proposals by some Republicans to get @arizonaea.bsky.social to scrap its comprehensive voucher reform initiative in exchange for smaller legislative changes - and GOP removing other referrals aimed at education from ballot. tucson.com/news/state-r...

AZ lawmakers conclude one way to cut demand for prostitution is make felons out of "johns" rather than same misdemeanor penalties imposed on those who sell sex for money. New law also will seal convictions of those who were victims of sex trafficking. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Voucher reform advocates tell judge that a "poison pill" ballot measure to kill their initiative, approved by state lawmakers in the last hours of session, is unconstitutional and should be struck from ballot. tucson.com/news/state-r...