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Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the abortion ruling from justices he chose goes too far

A ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona doesn’t sit well with Republican former Gov. Doug Ducey. Yet he was the one who appointed the four conservative justices whose ruling cleared the way for it.

The fight over Arizona’s shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits

Court strikes down limits on filming of police in Arizona

New Arizona governor wants to undo school voucher expansion

Arizona’s shipping container wall on border is coming down

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Democratic Arizona governor to keep migrant busing program

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her decision to continue her Republican predecessor’s program to transport migrants out of border communities.

Democrat Katie Hobbs takes office as Arizona governor

Katie Hobbs took the oath of office to become Arizona’s 24th governor and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2009.

Arizona governor’s tenure defined by push right, Trump feud

Republican Doug Ducey spent his eight years as Arizona governor outmaneuvering Democrats to advance GOP priorities and he reshaped the state in a decisively conservative direction.

US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border

The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state 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

The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state 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

Work crews are steadily erecting hundreds of double-stacked shipping containers along the rugged east end of Arizona’s boundary with Mexico as Republican Gov.

Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80

Jim Kolbe, who represented Arizona in Congress for more than two decades, has died. A statement from Arizona Gov.

GOP Gov Ducey welcomes Dem Hobbs though no Lake concession

Outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his Republican administration will ensure an orderly transition to Democrat Katie Hobbs.

Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems

Democrat Katie Hobbs has been elected Arizona governor, 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

Democrats have lost a second U.S. House seat in Arizona after a former aide to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey won a post being vacated by the retiring Rep.

Arizona death row prisoner’s clemency bid rejected by board

Arizona’s clemency board has declined to recommend 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

PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has begun installing shipping containers along another section of the U.S.

Arizona sues US over containers along border with Mexico

PHOENIX (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

The Republicans running for Arizona’s three top statewide offices have said they wouldn’t have signed off on the 2020 presidential results if they were in office at the time of that election.

Whetstone locals mixed on seeing border shipping containers

SIERRA 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.

Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail

A huge expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher system has taken effect and the parents of all 1.1 million school-age children can use state tax money to pay for private school tuition and other costs.

Massive Arizona income tax cut going into full effect

PHOENIX (AP) — A massive Arizona income tax cut that mainly benefits the wealthy championed by GOP Gov.

Foes of Arizona school vouchers file to block huge expansion

Public school advocates who oppose a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher system have filed enough signatures to block it from taking effect.

Candidates for top Arizona K-12 schools post spar in debate

PHOENIX (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

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he sent the two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border who were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in residential Washington.

Former Arizona mine inspector Joe Hart dead at 78

PHOENIX (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.

Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police

A federal judge in Phoenix has blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting the filming of police. U.S.

Texas buses 75 migrants to Chicago in political battle

Chicago officials say 75 immigrants have arrived in the city on buses from Texas, as part of a border policy by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Arizona Gov. Ducey hails Taiwan semiconductor investment

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is hailing 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

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has arrived in Taiwan 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. and China.

Containers are no hindrance for migrants on Arizona border

A border wall with Mexico isn’t the issue it was during Donald Trump’s presidency but plans for more barriers in Yuma, Arizona, is a reminder of obstacles that the federal government always faces: difficulty working on tribal lands and private property.

Ruling keeps Arizona voting access measure on the ballot

PHOENIX (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

PHOENIX (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

PHOENIX (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

TUCSON, 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.