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Maricopa County Officials Remain Mum About Cyberattack On Voter Data Files 8 Months Ago

Jul 9, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Articles published by some media outlets this week that top Arizona officials knew of a cyberattack of Maricopa County’s voter registration files last fall but have kept it hidden are incorrect, as shown by the level of news...

Arizona Files Final Brief To Halt Biden Tax Mandate

Jul 9, 2021

The Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed the final brief in Arizona’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury and federal officials challenging the Tax Mandate of the American Rescue Plan Act (Act) because it threatens to...

Hackett King Appointed To Arizona Supreme Court, Fills Vacancy Left By Gould

Jul 8, 2021

By B. Hamilton | On Friday, Kathryn Hackett King, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents and University of Arizona College of Law graduate, was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court. Kin’s appointment by Governor Doug Ducey fills the vacancy...

Court Of Appeals Rules Jury Must Decide If Business Is Liable After Employee Killed A Woman

Jul 8, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A jury can decide whether a Tucson business is vicariously liable for the 2018 death of a woman killed by one of the company’s employees, according to a recent decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals. In May, the court...

Arizona Joins Lawsuit Against Google For Alleged Antitrust Violations In App Store

Jul 8, 2021

By B. Hamilton | Arizona, as part of a coalition of states is suing Google in an antitrust case challenging the company’s control over its Android app store. Google is facing a series of major antitrust cases, including a suit that the Justice...

AZ Board Of Regents Chair Lauds Higher Ed Budget Bill

Jul 7, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Chairman Larry E. Penley of the Arizona Board of Regents has high praise for the investment made by Gov. Doug Ducey and the State Legislature in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget passed last week which recognizes the role the state’s...

Arizona Among States Playing The “Work Bonus Game”

Jul 7, 2021

Foodservice, retail, health-care and logistics jobs are now coming with an extra perk—signing bonuses, some as much as $1,000, the Wall Street Journal reports. Once the domain of professional athletes or some white-collar professions,...

Grants Will Promote K-12 Transportation Innovation While Helping Parents Afford Individualized Options

Jul 6, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Fiscal Year 2022 K-12 Education bill signed last week by Gov. Doug Ducey contains several provisions which could vastly change school transportation options for students during the 2021-2022 school year, especially those who...

Ducey Signs Bill Establishing Election Audit Committee But Stays Mum On Special Session Option

Jul 6, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A new committee tasked with reviewing Cyber Ninjas’ findings of the Senate’s ongoing audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 general election is one of the provisions signed into law last week when Gov. Doug Ducey put his signature on...

Some Reintroduced Versions Of Vetoed Bills Remain Unsigned

Jul 5, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Gov. Doug Ducey grew frustrated in May with the legislature’s slow pace of action on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget packet. So Ducey thought he would send the state’s 90 lawmakers a message by vetoing 22 bills, several which had...

2022 Races Start To Shape Up As More Candidates Kick-Off Campaigns

Jul 5, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | One thing is certain about the landscape of Arizona politics – it will look much different after the 2022 general election due to a guaranteed change of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state treasurer. There...

Rural Communities Stand To Gain From Water Project Funding Options

Jul 4, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Tucked here and there among the $12.8 billion budget package signed into law last week by Gov. Doug Ducey are numerous water-related funding opportunities for rural counties across Arizona. Among the budget items in SB1823, the...