@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...

Judge says GOP use of 'poison pill' to undermine public support for Prop 212 voucher reform not only violates rules requiring separate ballot measures but undermines the ability of courts to void illegal parts of initiatives while preserving legal ones. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Ruling: GOP lawmakers’ bid to protect Arizona school vouchers illegal

A judge rules that state lawmakers in Arizona acted illegally in trying to protect vouchers for some children, leading to a contentious battle over ballot measures and legislative powers.

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@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...

Oopsie??? Judge voids bid by GOP lawmakers to target @arizonaea.bsky.social because it was worded in a way that it also would affect the ability of all levels of government to negotiate with any union at all. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Judge strikes measure targeting unions from Arizona ballot

A judge ruled that a Republican-backed measure targeting the Arizona Education Association is unconstitutional and cannot be on the November ballot because it combines unrelated issues, violating Ariz...

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Judge says Prop 143 that targets @arizonaea.bsky.social can't be on the ballot because it also would force supporters to vote to outlaw ALL negotiations with ALL public employee unions, violating a ban on take-it-or-leave it ballot measures. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Judge strikes measure targeting unions from Arizona ballot

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers' measure targeting the Arizona Education Association is unconstitutional and cannot appear on the November ballot, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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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...

Judge concludes multiple provisions in Prop 144 to insert new provisions about elections in AZ Constitution, including one requiring ID even for early voting, are sufficiently related to allow it to go on ballot as take-it-or-leave-it measure. tucson.com/news/local/g...

Arizona judge rejects challenge to bundled election measure

A judge ruled Arizona voters can consider a bundled election-law amendment covering voter ID, citizenship, ballot counting and foreign spending, though an appeal is pending.

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ICYMI: Federal judge says Florence Project which provides legal aid to migrants facing immigration issues has no standing to seek to bar enforcement of new law that lets state & local police arrest border crossers and state judges deport them. tucson.com/news/local/b...

Judge declines to block Arizona's new border policing law

A federal judge refused late Friday to block state and local police from enforcing a voter-approved law allowing them to arrest people who enter the country at other than a

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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...

Yeah, GOP lawmakers put a bunch of changes in election laws into Prop 144, including a provision that could kill early voting. But judge says that they're sufficiently related so that they can go on the allot as a single take-it-or-leave-it measure. tucson.com/news/local/g...

Arizona judge rejects challenge to bundled election measure

A judge ruled Arizona voters can consider a bundled election-law amendment covering voter ID, citizenship, ballot counting and foreign spending, though an appeal is pending.

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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...

Goldwater Institute claims insufficient valid signatures on petitions to reform universal voucher system, ask judge to block the plan by @arizonaea.bsky.social and @sosarizona.org from going on November ballot. tucson.com/news/local/e...

New lawsuit aims to knock voucher reform off Arizona's ballot

PHOENIX — Supporters of universal vouchers for private, parochial and home-schooled children are going to court in an effort to stop a public vote to rein in the program.

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Goldwater Institute files suit to block vote on reforms of universal voucher program pushed by @arizonaea.bsky.social, @sosarizona.org, claims that there aren't enough valid signatures after discounting those collected by circulators who didn't comply with state laws. tucson.com/news/local/e...

New lawsuit aims to knock voucher reform off Arizona's ballot

PHOENIX — Supporters of universal vouchers for private, parochial and home-schooled children are going to court in an effort to stop a public vote to rein in the program.

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So what does a Tucson mobile home park accused of not providing enough electricity for residents to run their air conditioners have to do with who will be the next attorney general? Well, about $600,000 worth. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Lawsuit over Tucson mobile home park becomes factor in attorney general's race

A company that runs mobile home parks definitely wants to see Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen be the next state attorney general after running afoul of the current officeholder.

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Judge being asked to decide whether "impartial" explanation of measure aimed at @arizonaea.bsky.social (and maybe other unions) is accurate, as law requires, or just a political lie by Republican lawmakers. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Public employee unions say AZ lawmakers are lying about ballot measure

Public employee unions contend a ballot measure written by Republican lawmakers to attack the Arizona Education Association would bar them all from negotiating with the state, cities and counties.

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After 14 years of litigation, multi-million dollar fines, and contempt orders, federal judge says head of @azcorrections.bsky.social unable to ensure legally required care for inmates and appoints a $500K/year receiver (at state expense) to actually run the system. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Judge seizes control of Arizona's prisons healthcare system

A federal judge has appointed a receiver to oversee the Arizona prison healthcare system system and given her virtually unlimited control over staffing and spending, due to "grossly inadequate care."

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Why is California firm dumping $600K into AG's race. Because it's upset that @azagmayes.bsky.social has sued over alleged failure to fix electrical system at Tucson mobile home park it owns that left residents without AC. And it believes that Petersen will be friendlier. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Lawsuit over Tucson mobile home park becomes factor in attorney general's race

A company that runs mobile home parks definitely wants to see Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen be the next state attorney general after running afoul of the current officeholder.

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Protect Education Act agues the Republican-controlled Legislative Council violated state laws when it didn't prepare "impartial" analysis of both its initiative and a GOP-crafted poison pill measure, asks judge to force panel to go back and do it again - legally. tucson.com/news/state-r...

Lawsuit challenges descriptions of Arizona voucher ballot measures

Backers of an initiative to reform the state's universal voucher program say GOP lawmakers are illegally giving voters a biased view of the measure.

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With time running out, GOP candidates for governor Schweikert, Neely burning through their money in hopes of keeping Biggs from clinching the nomination. And, speaking of burning thru cash, have you seen what Hobbs is spending? tucson.com/news/state-r...

GOP candidates for AZ gov spending big before Tuesday's primary

Two Republican gubernatorial hopefuls, trailing in the polls, are spending pretty much all the money they have in hopes of clinching the party's nomination in the Tuesday primary.

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Montenegro, Petersen ask federal judge to toss out challenge by Tohono O'odham Nation to plans by @dhsgov.govmirrors.com to build a new wall (or two) along 62 miles of the border within the reservation. They say wed needs outweigh tribal concerns (and rights). tucson.com/news/state-r...

Top Arizona lawmakers back feds in border wall construction push

Top Arizona Republican lawmakers align with Department of Homeland Security, advocating for a 62-mile border wall through Tohono O'odham Nation reservation to address illegal border crossings and enha...

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