Arizona
Will One of Arizona's More Vocal Drug Warriors Get a Seat on the State's Supreme Court?
Years after the state legalized medical marijuana, Maricopa County's top attorney served as a barrier.
AZ Marshal Threatens Preteen Reporter with Juvie, Reportedly Says: 'I Don't Want to Hear About Any of That Freedom of the Press Stuff'
Posting a recording of the interaction to the internet would be illegal, the marshal said.
Arizona Could Become the First State to Recognize Occupational Licenses From Other States
Licensing laws tend to lock workers in place, but Gov. Doug Ducey says it's time to stop that foolishness.
Arizona Border Town Condemns Feds for Unwanted, 'Inhuman' Razor Wire
"We are used to seeing the federal government make decisions about our surroundings," one resident said.
Trial Begins for Aid Workers Accused of Leaving Food, Water in Desert for Migrants
Federal officials are doing their best to criminalize No More Death's efforts to stop immigrants from dying while crossing into the U.S.
Arizona Officials Insist That Dragging Migrant Children is Not Cause for Concern
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reluctantly turned over footage of shelter employees dragging, slapping, and pushing migrant children.
Elderly Phoenix Woman Dunks on Welfare-Seeking Phoenix Suns Owner
"We are not in the business of paying taxes to support private enterprise, and especially not an entertainment enterprise," says your new hero Greta Rogers.
Jeff Flake: America 'By No Means Immune' to Authoritarianism
"The road to democracy is not irreversible-not in Moscow, not in America, not anywhere."
Clint Bolick, Arizona's Libertarian Supreme Court Justice, Wins Judicial Retention Election
The justice prevailed by a lopsided margin of 71 percent to 29 percent.
Arizona Liberals Are Working Hard to Unseat This Libertarian Justice
Clint Bolick faces a judicial retention fight.
Joe Arpaio Sues for $147 Million Over New York Times Op-Ed Slamming His Cruelty
The op-ed's claims are harsh, but they're also true.
The Fate of Arizona's Successful School Choice Initiative Hangs in a November Ballot Measure
Until we can get government entirely out of education, we'll have to keep fighting to preserve and expand our ability to choose what's right for our kids.
Timothy Diaz Sues Police Who Confused Him with Another Timothy Diaz
There are hardly any similarities between the 26-year-old suspect and the 53-year-old man who got arrested.
Jon Kyl Is Replacing John McCain. What Will That Mean?
He's a social conservative, but not necessarily an immigration hawk or a Trump loyalist.
Arizona Supreme Court Blocks Proposed Tax Hike, Saying It's Too Confusing
The ballot initiative, which would have raised money for education by hiking taxes on the wealthy, "creates a significant danger of confusion or unfairness."
Upsets in Florida, Business as Usual in Arizona, and No Clear Answers About Future Elections
A Trump loyalist, a Bernie-backed progressive, and lots of moderates were victorious. It's hard to create an overarching narrative out of that.
5 Cops Were 'Justified' in Brutal Beating of Unarmed Black Man, Investigators Say
His crime? Refusing to sit down.
John McCain, the Senate's Most Influential Hawk, Is Dead
The late Arizona senator's relentless energy and patriotic sense of honor led him to heroic acts of defiance, but also misguided support for disastrous foreign interventions.
Arizona Police Commander Remembers to Turn His Body Camera on For Office Romp
An officer's inappropriate use of work equipment shows the risk of hiring "second-chance officers"
Arizona Lawyer Accused of Misconduct for Releasing Video of Police Beating His Client Bloody
Is police body cam footage part of the "public record"?
Arizona's Governor Wants to Reform Legislative Immunity
The move comes after a state rep used it to get out of a speeding ticket.
Fox News Accidentally Lets Anti-ICE Democrat Speak to President Trump
Fox News hosts thought they were speaking with Ann Kirkpatrick. They were mistaken.
'Good Guy With a Gun,' or Too Good to Be True?
This Arizona state Senate candidate says he killed his mother in self-defense more than 50 years ago. But does his story really add up?
An Arizona Lawmaker Thought Speeding Was OK Because of His Legislative Immunity
Video: State Rep. Paul Mosley tells a deputy that he's above the law.
Phoenix's Government Might Shut Down Over High Stakes Light Rail Fight
Local business owners say a new light rail line will kill their livelihood.
Arizona's #RedForEd Fiasco Was a Gift to School Choice Advocates
Seeing your kids held hostage in a battle between government factions is a great incentive to look for alternatives.
Arizonans Get More Freedom to Operate Food Trucks, Grow Hemp
Maybe don't do both, though.
Don't Blame Self-Driving Cars for Accidents Caused by Humans
The Arizona crash was caused by two human drivers, at least one of whom ran a red light. The car was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Mike Pence Calls Lawbreaking Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio a 'Champion of the Rule of Law'
Because nothings says "rule of law" like a sheriff held in contempt for refusing to follow a judge's orders.
Keep Testing Self-Driving Cars, Even If They Kill People
Self-driving cars are likely to save lives. One tragic, accidental death should not stop that from happening. Keep testing.
Arizona Legislator Wants to Yank State Support From Groups That Don't Like 'Free Markets'
Arizona Rep. Bob Thorpe's bill is nakedly unconstituional
Why Does Blow-Drying Hair in Arizona Require 1,000 Hours of Training?
State lawmaker says that makes no sense, plans to introduce bill repealing requirement.
Arizona Cop Acquitted for Killing Man Crawling Down Hotel Hallway While Begging for His Life
Body camera footage released after jury reaches verdict.
Virginia Should Take Its Boot Off These Blue-Collar Necks
Occupational licensing makes it more difficult to work.
How Immigration Crackdowns Screw Up Americans' Lives
The war on immigration has taken a great toll on unauthorized aliens, its targets. But it is also badly affecting Americans themselves, its intended beneficiaries.
Judge Threatens Arizona Prison Officials With Contempt For 'Pervasive and Intractable Failures'
The threat comes three years after officials agreed to improve the disastrous lack of healthcare.
Head of Arizona's Cosmetology Board Used Public Funds for Food, Holiday Decorations, Gifts, and More
The same board investigated a student for giving free haircuts and a cancer survivor for giving beauty treatments to the terminally ill.
Did Arizona Fund Medicaid Expansion With an Unconstitutional Tax? Supreme Court Will Decide.
The tax was passed in 2013, but did not receive a two-thirds majority from both chambers of the state legislature.
Forfeiture Loot Corrupts Justice
When law enforcement agencies make money by seizing property, due process vanishes.
Phoenix Taxpayers Lose $200 Million on Sale of Largest Hotel in Arizona
A city's sad foray into the hotel business
Where Radar Cameras Fear To Tread
Arizonans aren't big fans of being nagged about the weight of their feet on their accelerators.
Arizona Makes It Tougher for Police to Seize People's Money and Stuff for Themselves
Higher threshold required to trigger civil asset forfeiture in bill signed by governor.
Arizona's Terrible Hockey Team Wants a Third Taxpayer Funded Stadium Since 1996
The team stinks and the fans are apathetic but the NHL is lobbying hard for a new arena, promising things will be different this time.
Federal Judge Says Molestation Law Criminalizing Diaper Changes Violates Due Process
Arizona is the only state that does not require proof of sexual intent to convict someone of molesting children.
