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12/01/2025
State lawmakers were serious when they barred cities from regulating vacation rentals, the Arizona Court of Appeals has concluded.
The Arizona Court of Appeals rules that state lawmakers cannot bar cities from regulating vacation rentals, upholding private property rights.
11/29/2025
The Arizona Supreme Court put off making any changes to the ex*****on warrant briefing process until next year, in hopes of balancing the state’s request for a faster, set schedule and capital defense counsel’s need for ample notice to provide thorough legal representation.
The Arizona Supreme Court put off making any changes to the ex*****on warrant briefing process until next year.
11/28/2025
A Republican lawmaker wants to provide financial help to women who choose to give birth, saying it could provide enough incentive to deter them from having an abortion.
Republican lawmaker introduces bill to provide financial help to women who choose to give birth, aiming to reduce abortions.
11/28/2025
Parents of children receiving services under the Arizona Long Term Care System are continuing to sound the alarm over potential age caps for Medicaid coverage of services for medically complex children and adults.
Parents in Arizona raise concerns over proposed age caps for Medicaid coverage of services for medically complex children and adults.
11/28/2025
The state Court of Appeals has thrown a hurdle into the Arizona Corporation Commission’s efforts to expedite rate hike requests.
Arizona Court of Appeals blocks expedited rate hike requests by utilities, giving consumer office chance to prove process is formal rule.
11/25/2025
These are the state’s most important people — those who hold the power and wield the influence to shape the landscape of Arizona now and in the future.
These are the state’s most important people — those who hold the power and wield the influence to shape the landscape of Arizona now and in the future.
11/24/2025
As Jared Keenan, former legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, takes up the helm at the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, he asks himself, if not me, who, and if not now, when?
From facing the state as a public defender to taking up the center’s mission to defend civil and legal rights statewide, Jared Keenan follows the thread of government accountability wherever it leads him.
11/24/2025
The Arizona Corporation Commission is not exempt from the Administrative Procedures Act, according to a ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals.
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the Arizona Corporation Commission must follow the Administrative Procedures Act, impacting utility rate changes.
11/24/2025
As the adoption of the 2025 EPM fast approaches, the Arizona Court of Appeals plans to rule on the Legislature’s legal challenge to the 2023 Elections Procedures Manual.
The Arizona Court of Appeals is set to rule on the legal challenge to the 2023 Elections Procedures Manual, shaping future election guidelines.
11/24/2025
The Arizona Department of Water Resources is currently moving forward with a process to legally regulate groundwater pumping in the Ranegras Plain.
The Arizona Department of Water Resources is currently moving forward with a process to legally regulate groundwater pumping in the Ranegras Plain.
11/24/2025
Arizona will provide taxpayer money to help private companies develop plans for at least two and possibly three desalination plants in California or Mexico under proposals approved by a state agency’s board on Nov. 19.
Arizona approves taxpayer funding for desalination plants in California and Mexico to boost water supply. Projects aim to deliver new water by 2030s.
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The Arizona Capitol Times is known among Arizona politicos as the leading source of political news from the state Capitol and beyond. We highlight the most important issues of the moment, from a non-partisan and well-researched perspective that is critical to our readers.
Simply put, we are the nexus between state government and the public. And we are focused on our niche; if it doesn’t impact politics in Arizona, we don’t cover it. Our coverage influences policy, defines important issues and connects the various communities that make up state government.
Arizona News Service is a multi-faceted Capitol news service that produces Arizona Capitol Times, Legislation On-Line Arizona (LOLA), Arizona Legislative Report, The Yellow Sheet Report, azlobbyists.com, Citizen Government Guide, Government Resource Directory, Book of Lobbyists, The Guide to the Legislature (The Green Book) and a host of other special publications and focus issues for the legislative, business and legal communities.
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