Is @RepRubenGallego's primary residence in AZ or DC? Home loan docs say both, per POLITICO. #AZSEN politico.com/news/2023/06/0…

New AZ DEPT OF CORRECTIONS, REHABILITATION & REENTRY director Ryan Thornell is the highest-profile Governor Katie Hobbs nominee to go through the new #AZLeg "DINO" committee

Horne declined to say how much $ has been put toward ESA ads in a press conference last week. Mystery number, per invoices provided by dept, is $619,000. My latest:

Aside from Prop 400, this is probably biggest issue still left on the table this session for #azleg and Governor Katie Hobbs. Lawmakers set to return to the capitol on Monday

Big whoa or little whoa?: AZ Leg budget watchdogs at JLBC warn of "significant" revenue decline due to income tax cuts & sales tax slide. bit.ly/3J5VAUS

Noteworthy that previously federal prosecutors U.S. Department of Justice had charged people for threatening AZ election officials but former AZ atty general Mark Brnovich declined to take up cases at the state level

"Slinging mud is fair game, but Arizona law and the First Amendment draw a line at defamation" writes Stephen Richer. Just where/how that line gets drawn is one of the biggest questions in AZ politics and #1A law right now, especially in light of #Dominion Fox News settlement

New exec order from Governor Katie Hobbs transfers abortion prosecution authority to AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes. AG's office confirms they've got no plans to prosecute any abortion cases, and Gov's spox tells me they believe this has effect of preventing County Atty's from prosecuting on their own

The legal debate here will be over the meaning of ARS 41-193 (A)(5). Governor Katie Hobbs says it means AG can take over from county attys at her direction. Conservative group Center for AZ Policy says that's off base azleg.gov/viewdocument/?…

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a statement, “The governor’s attempt to undermine the 15 elected county attorneys’ authority is outrageous. My office is reviewing the Executive Order and will take the appropriate next steps."

Breaking: Pinal County elections director resigns. “With no regrets, I quit.”

New: Governor Katie Hobbs signs two executive orders to aid LGBTQ+ state employees and end state role in discredited “conversion therapy.” azcentral.com/story/news/pol… via azcentral

Just 2 years ago an Arizona Supreme Court ⚖️ ruling put limits on longstanding practice of rolling policy provisions into budget bills. Now we've got another legal challenge to a state budget, going after a controversial part of the FY2024 deal azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/11/0…

Remember Doug Ducey's shipping container border wall? AZ taxpayers paid to put it up. AZ taxpayers paid to pull it down. Now state trying to recoup some of that by selling off ~2,100 used containers in not primo shape. And you will be able to buy one. tucson.com/news/local/sub…

Arizona created a video to sell off shipping containers @dougducey stacked at border (this is not a parody). youtu.be/qtEoIh1mmxg

Excited to work with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for the next few months. Journo friends in AZ and beyond (even if it's been a while) - would love to chat about anything you're thinking about related to 1A and FOIA/public records!