A Senate panel voted Monday to give Arizonans - including newspapers - new protections against being sued for libel in other countries.

The next big winner of the Arizona Lottery could be "none of your business.''

Those who hope to scratch or pick their way to riches may soon get some protection from family and friends and foes.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Anna Baca unsealed transcripts of closed hearings, subpoenas and all other related grand jury documents Wednesday related to a recently discontinued investigation of Phoenix New Times by the Maricopa County attorney and sheriff.

Ignoring some objections, the state's high court on Tuesday enacted new rules designed to make it harder for judges to keep newspaper and TV cameras out of their courtrooms.

Former sheriff candidate Dan Saban and a Phoenix news station have reached a settlement in a lawsuit centering on a televised report about allegations that he raped his adoptive mother.

Requiring that all meetings of public bodies include time for the public to express concerns and introduce issues would make government more open and interactive, a state lawmaker contends.

The next big winner of the Arizona Lottery could be "none of your business.''

A federal judge hearing a racial profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is twin sister to the president of a major pro-immigrant rights organization.

The state public records law has proven to be a bit of a problem in the past eight days for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. In two separate court cases, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's agency was reprimanded by Arizona judges who said it blocked or delayed the release of public records to media outlets.

On the heels of controversy encircling Queen Creek Councilwoman Toni Valenzuela, a letter accusing Councilwoman Lisa Coletto-Cohen of violating conflict of interest laws has been sent to town officials.

The Tempe Union High School District will appeal a court order issued Tuesday to release the personnel files of Superintendent James Buchanan.

The Tempe Union High School District will appeal a court order issued Tuesday to release the personnel files of Superintendent James Buchanan.

April 23, 2005

Public schools and government agencies have no right to keep claims made against them private, even if the victim is a minor, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

Another legislative session, another day for the nanny state. The list of people whom government officials think are incapable of running their own lives now includes state lottery winners.

Arizona’s highest court is being asked to decide whether people who feel threatened by a letter to the editor can sue the newspaper.

Claims of wrongdoing against Queen Creek Town Councilwoman Lisa Coletto-Cohen won't be forwarded to the Arizona Attorney General's Office.

 Investigation of Q.C. council complaints begins

After C.J. Young was beaten to death in August 2003, state Child Protective Services acknowledged that the agency had been closely involved with the 2-year-old's family for more than a decade.

The state director of Arizona’s oldest and largest Hispanic organization was suspended then stripped of his powers by the national board after he tried to get a full accounting of secret bank accounts, according to documents obtained by the Tribune.