Democratic Arizona governor to keep migrant busing program
January 25, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her decision to continue her Republican predecessor's program to transport migrants out of border communities.
New Arizona governor wants to undo school voucher expansion
January 13, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to undo a massive expansion of a school voucher program championed last year by her GOP predecessor and other Republicans that lets students apply to use public money for private-school tuition and other education costs.
Arizona’s shipping container wall on border is coming down
January 6, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Former Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's border barrier of shipping containers has been largely dismantled in time for a new Democratic administration, costing tens of millions of dollars over just a few months as they were set up and taken down again.
Democrat Katie Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor
January 3, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Katie Hobbs took the oath of office Monday to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009.
Hobbs was sworn in during a private ceremony at the state Capitol as she formally took over from Republican Doug Ducey.
Arizona governor’s tenure defined by push right, Trump feud
December 31, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beamed as an excavator’s heavy claw smashed through the windows of an old state office building and began tearing off the façade.
In one of his last public appearances in mid-December, the outgoing Republican governor watched the physical manifestation of a project that has defined his eight-year tenure: tearing down state government.
US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
December 15, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.
US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
December 15, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.
Arizona Gov. Ducey stacks containers on border at term’s end
December 11, 2022 GMTSAN RAFAEL VALLEY, Arizona (AP) —
Work crews have steadily erected hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers topped by razor wire along Arizona’s remote eastern boundary with Mexico in a bold show of border enforcement by Republican Gov.
Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
December 4, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Jim Kolbe, a Republican congressman who represented a heavily Democratic region of Arizona for more than two decades and was a proponent of gay rights, has died. He was 80.
GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession
November 23, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs, his first public statement on her victory.
Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems
November 15, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.
Republican Juan Ciscomani wins Arizona U.S. House seat
November 15, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Democrats lost a second U.S. House seat in Arizona on Monday after a former aide to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey won a seat in the state's southeast that is being vacated by retiring Rep.
Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board
November 3, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s clemency board unanimously declined on Thursday to recommend that the governor commute a man's death sentence to life in prison, keeping the inmate's planned execution on track for his conviction in two 1980 killings.
Arizona governor puts more containers along Mexican border
October 25, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.-Mexico border to fill gaps that aren't covered by a border wall.
Arizona sues US over containers along border with Mexico
October 21, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has sued the federal government to be able to keep more than 100 double-stacked shipping containers that Republican Gov.
Election deniers could make deep changes to Arizona voting
October 21, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Gathered at a table in the Capitol in Phoenix a little less than two years ago, two Republicans and a Democrat took part in a ceremony prescribed by state law that made official Joe Biden's 10,500-vote victory in Arizona's 2020 presidential contest.
Whetstone locals mixed on seeing border shipping containers
October 10, 2022 GMTSIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents of Whetstone are not too keen that their community being the staging area for shipping containers that will go to the Mexico border.
The Sierra Vista Herald/Review reports some locals find the containers make for unsightly views being near residents and visible from State Route 90.
Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail
September 30, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — All Arizona parents now can use state tax money to send their children to private or religious schools or pay homeschooling costs after an effort by public school advocates to block a massive expansion of the state's private school voucher law failed to collect enough signatures to block it.
Massive Arizona income tax cut going into full effect
September 29, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A massive Arizona income tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthy championed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey and enacted by Republicans who control the state Legislature in 2021 will go into full effect ahead of schedule next year, Ducey's office announced Thursday.
Foes of Arizona school vouchers file to block huge expansion
September 24, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Public school advocates who oppose a massive expansion of Arizona's private school voucher system enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov.
Candidates for top Arizona K-12 schools post spar in debate
September 15, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The candidates seeking Arizona's top K-12 education post sparred in a debate over critical race theory, services for LGBTQ youth and whether students are safe and learning as they should.
Migrant buses dropped off by Texas near VP Harris’ residence
September 15, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in residential Washington on Thursday morning in the bitter political battle over the Biden administration's immigration policies.
Former Arizona mine inspector Joe Hart dead at 78
September 12, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Joe Hart, a businessman and former state lawmaker who served as Arizona's elected mine inspector for 15 years before resigning last year, has died, Gov. Doug Ducey' office announced Monday.
Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police
September 9, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.
Texas buses 75 migrants to Chicago in political battle
September 1, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Seventy-five immigrants bused from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott have arrived in Chicago, the latest chapter of the bitter political battle over the immigration policy of President Joe Biden’s administration.
Arizona Gov. Ducey hails Taiwan semiconductor investment
September 1, 2022 GMTTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday hailed economic and educational cooperation with Taiwan, marked by a $12 billion investment in his state by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.
Arizona governor to focus on semiconductors in Taiwan visit
August 30, 2022 GMTTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for a visit focused on semiconductors, the critical chips that are used in everyday electronics and have become a battleground in the technology competition between the U.S.
Containers are no hindrance for migrants on Arizona border
August 30, 2022 GMTYUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Hours before Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared “a major step forward to secure our border” with the installation of 130 double-stacked shipping containers, hundreds of migrants found their way around them, belying his claim.
Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot
August 26, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that an Arizona initiative expanding voting access and rolling back a host of restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature and GOP Gov.
Governor wants high court to toss 3 Arizona initiatives
August 23, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the GOP leaders of the state House and Senate are urging the state Supreme Court to overrule lower court judges and block three voter initiatives from the ballot.
Arizona Supreme Court says voters can’t repeal tax cuts
August 20, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that tax cuts or increases enacted by the Legislature can never be blocked by opponents using the state constitution's referendum power, with the rare exception of a tax that funds a completely new state department.
Tucson nightclub wins $1.6M in COVID-19 lockout lawsuit
August 19, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The operators of a Tucson nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic.
The Arizona Daily Star reported Thursday that a jury in Pima County Superior Court sided with Congress Street Clubs, the owners of Zen Rock nightclub.
Ruling puts Arizona voting access initiative on life support
August 19, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona voter initiative that would expand voting access and roll back tightened election laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey was teetering on the edge of failure Friday after a judge disqualified tens of thousands of signatures backers turned in to qualify it for the November ballot.
Arizona’s border wall delayed after 2 containers topple
August 17, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — An effort by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma suffered a brief setback when two stacked containers somehow toppled over.
Arizona governor touts school voucher plan, slams opponents
August 16, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers took a victory lap Tuesday over legislation the Republican-controlled Legislature enacted in June giving the state the nation's most expansive voucher system, and he also used the time to attack backers of public schools who are trying to block the measure at the ballot.
Arizona won’t wait for feds, starts filling border wall gaps
August 12, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
Trump loyalist wins GOP nod to oversee Arizona elections
August 3, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker who embraces election conspiracies and was endorsed by former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary Tuesday for the top elections post in the presidential battleground.
DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrants
July 28, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.
Judge tosses Arizona suit over limits on virus relief funds
July 23, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A judge has dismissed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s demands that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
Mayors ask Biden to help with influx of asylum-seekers
July 21, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic mayors of New York and Washington are asking the Biden administration to help with what they say is a surge in their cities of asylum-seeking migrants from border states, eliciting gleeful reactions from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the U.S.
GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Ariz.
July 18, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state.
Arizona National Guard fills sandbags to help prevent floods
July 17, 2022 GMTFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered members of the Arizona National Guard to help with flash flood mitigation efforts around Coconino County.
Recent monsoon rains dropped lots of rain on wildfire burn scars in the Flagstaff area.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
July 16, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.; White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the British Open.
Tennessee gov: School voucher program to start immediately
July 13, 2022 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that his administration will immediately begin rolling out his long-blocked school voucher program after a judge lifted an injunction that had prevented it from being implemented.
In era of transparency, Arizona law limits filming police
July 9, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law enforcement transparency.
Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure that Republican Gov.
Arizona OKs biggest US school voucher plan, faces challenge
July 7, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday signed a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher system, even as he faced a promised effort by public school advocates to block the bill and ask voters to erase it during November’s election.
Arizona Gov. Ducey backs Robson as successor over Trump pick
July 7, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday endorsed businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson to be his successor, adding his name to a growing list of mainstream conservatives looking to boost her past Donald Trump-endorsed frontrunner Kari Lake.
Court won’t fast-track Arizona AG’s election fight appeal
July 7, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to fast-track an appeal from Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich after a judge sided with Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs over election rules.
Ducey signs 47 bills, vetoes 3, as deadline for action looms
July 7, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday signed 47 bills from the Legislation session that ended nearly two weeks ago but vetoed three, including a measure that would have asked voters in Maricopa County to extend a sales tax that funds transportation projects.
Governor signs $1.2B water plan as Arizona faces cutbacks
July 6, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday that will provide $1.2 billion over three years to boost long-term water supplies for the desert state and implement conservation efforts that will see more immediate effects.
Feds sue over new Arizona citizenship proof law for voting
July 6, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Arizona over a new law requiring people who use a federal form to register to vote to provide additional proof of citizenship if they want to vote for president or using the state's popular vote-by-mail system.
High court: Arizona can enforce genetic issue abortion ban
July 1, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed enforcement of a 2021 Arizona law that lets prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down syndrome.
Ducey signs bill directing $335M to build border fence
June 30, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Thursday that directs $335 million in state cash to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico, part of a $564 million border security funding package that is the most ever spent by the state.
Arizona, Louisiana among states grappling over abortion bans
June 30, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general says a total abortion ban that has been on the books since before statehood can be enforced and Louisiana's attorney general is warning doctors against performing abortions even while a ban there is temporarily blocked, as states grapple with long-halted laws in the wake of the U.S.
Arizona attorney general: Pre-1901 abortion ban enforceable
June 30, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's Republican attorney general announced Wednesday that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable and that he will soon file for the removal of an injunction that has blocked it for nearly 50 years.
Ducey OKs $18B budget upping school, infrastructure spending
June 29, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law his eighth and final state budget, an $18 billion spending plan that uses a record surplus to invest in education and infrastructure while lowering state debt and preparing for an economic downturn.
Lawmakers rewrite Ducey’s plan for $1 billion for new water
June 24, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's plan to create a new state agency to boost the desert state’s increasingly strained water supply morphed into a plan to give an existing state entity the authority to leverage and dole out a new $1 billion appropriation.
Arizona lawmakers approve bipartisan $18 billion budget
June 23, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's legislature approved a bipartisan $18 billion spending plan early Thursday that will make substantial investments in public schools, build new highways and pay down long-term debts.
Arizona AG’s effort to require redo of election rules denied
June 18, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge on Friday rejected Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich's request that he order Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to do a major rewrite of a nearly 300-page document that tells county election officials how to manage the 2022 elections.
Ducey gets COVID-19, won’t visit Arizona border with Pence
June 13, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t attend a planned political event Monday with former Vice President Mike Pence, his spokesman said.
Ducey is asymptomatic and feels well, spokesman C.J.