Attorney General Marty Jackley announced minutes ago that he and Secretary of State Chris Nelson have decided against appealing the decision of Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl in the smoking-ban referendum case. The American Cancer Society doesn’t plan to appeal either. That clears the way for the ban to be referred to a statewide vote on the November 2010 election ballot. Attorney General Marty Jackley announced minutes ago that he and Sec ... Jump to full article >>

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State legislators and the governor acted illegally in taking $7 million from a 2006 tobacco-tax initiative to balance the state budget, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday. The justices rejected arguments that lawmakers are free to reallocate investment and interest income from the money raised by the tax as long as they do not touch the tax revenues themselves. Justice Michael Ryan, writing for the unanimous court, said the legislators, and t ... Jump to full article >>

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