Law & Government
Judge in Trump’s Jan. 6 case says it won’t be delayed by upcoming presidential election
WASHINGTON — Exactly two months out from the presidential election, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to move ahead with the case accusing former President Donald Trump of subverting the 2020 presidential election results, telling Trump’s attorneys that she is “not concerned with the electoral schedule.” Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, did not appear in […]
Conservative groups step up push for more citizenship checks on Arizona voters
Conservative groups want a federal judge to force Arizona counties to further investigate the status of voters who have not provided documented proof of citizenship. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Arizona claims that counties haven’t been checking the citizenship status of these voters using specific methods required under federal and […]
Georgia, national Democratic leaders call for gun safety legislation after Apalachee High shooting
Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as students from Apalachee High School in Winder evacuated the building following a shooting that left four dead and nine injured, according to law enforcement and news reports. A 14-year-old student will be charged with murder and tried as an adult in connection with the […]
Fees for police body camera footage lead to ‘pretty steep’ charges thanks to new law
Public records advocates say an Arizona law that allows police departments to charge hourly rates to review body-worn camera footage before releasing it is leading to massive fees for the public and potentially illegal charges. But the law’s main proponent said that’s just a sign that it’s working as intended, because the whole point was […]
SCOTUS ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters
With the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that now requires potential voters to provide proof of citizenship with their state-created voter registration forms, Indigenous voting rights advocates want Indigenous people to know that they can still register to vote as tribal citizens. Patty Ferguson-Bohnee said that Indigenous people living in Arizona who are enrolled in […]
Judge gives OK: Hobbs agrees to nominate new state agency directors
A judge on Tuesday signed off on an agreement between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders, in which she consented to nominate directors for several state agencies early next year. The agreement followed a lawsuit filed in December by Senate President Warren Petersen, a Queen Creek Republican, who accused Hobbs of violating state law […]
Supreme Court keeps lock on Biden’s student loan repayment plan
WASHINGTON (CN) — After an extended delay, the Supreme Court on Wednesday kept President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan on pause, rejecting a pair of emergency applications to the court. Biden’s SAVE program (a backronym for Saving on Valuable Education) was blocked by the lower courts while the justices considered an emergency appeal from […]
Special Counsel Smith files new indictment in Trump’s Jan. 6 case
WASHINGTON — Adjusting for the U.S. Supreme Court’s sweeping presidential immunity decision last month, U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a fresh federal indictment alleging former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election in his favor. In a superseding indictment filed in the late afternoon, Smith emphasized the private nature of […]
‘Vibrant as its people’: Arizona launches new brand celebrating state’s diverse culture
Showcasing colors, geography, and experiences essential to the state, the Arizona Office of Tourism unveiled “Vibrant Arizona,” a new brand highlighting the state’s diversity and vibrant culture. “We deserve a brand as vibrant as our people, and one that showcases our collective history,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said during the unveiling event in Scottsdale as part […]
Right to Life says AZ Supreme Court should block abortion rights initiative from the ballot
An anti-abortion group is hoping the Arizona Supreme Court will step in and block voters in November from deciding whether to amend the state constitution to include a right to abortion. Arizona Right to Life failed to convince a trial court judge that the campaign for the Arizona Abortion Access Act misled voters who signed […]
Arizona receives nearly $1 billion in federal funding for broadband expansion
The goal to provide every household in Arizona with reliable, high-speed broadband internet is one step closer to reality as the state received nearly $1 billion in funding from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Arizona’s Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, […]
Hobbs agrees to nominate new agency directors after losing suit from GOP legislative leaders
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has come to an agreement with the Republican state legislative leaders who sued her last year over her attempt to circumvent their oversight of her appointment of state agency directors. After Hobbs struggled to get many of her director nominees through a newly created Republican-led Senate approval committee last year, Hobbs […]