(Photo illustration by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)
Psychiatrist stripped of license over patient misconduct sat on AZ’s Sex Offender Management Board
No one involved can explain why former psychiatrist Peter Morey was appointed to the Arizona Sex Offender Management Board last year, 15 years after his Oregon medical license was suspended for inappropriate behavior toward vulnerable patients.
When it issued an emergency suspension of Morey’s license in 2010, the Oregon Medical Board wrote that Morey’s behavior posed “immediate danger to the public and his patients” after finding that he had...
Maricopa County voters wait in line to vote during the November 2024 presidential election. Many longtime residents will receive a notice in the mail soon asking them to prove their citizenship to continue voting a full ballot. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Votebeat)
Judge blocks Arizona elections rule barring ‘intimidating’ and ‘harassing’ clothing
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a provision in Arizona’s elections rulebook that prohibits people at polling places from “wearing clothing, uniforms or official-looking apparel intended to deter, intimidate, or harass voters.”
Judge Michael Liburdi’s ruling came less than two weeks before...
A student reads at his desk in Oregon. The state and at least five others enacted laws this year aiming to reduce chronic absenteeism. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Trump fires all Election Assistance Commission members, leaving agency unable to act
President Donald Trump fired all three remaining members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, abruptly disabling the only federal agency devoted solely to election administration at a moment when Trump has sought to reshape federal voting rules...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Arizona on April 2, 2026, alleging the state is violating federal law by trying to regulate Kalshi and other online prediction markets. (Photo by Jim Small/Arizona Mirror)
Hobbs bars Arizona state employees from using government info to bet on prediction markets
Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an executive order Thursday prohibiting state employees from using nonpublic government information to make bets on prediction markets in light of revelations that classified military information has been used to do so in other parts of the country.
Prediction markets are open markets that enable...
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards for food aid is displayed at a grocery store in California. Upcoming shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, raising fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Food stamp changes will cost states billions, raising fears about SNAP’s future
Upcoming funding shifts in the federal food stamp program are poised to cost states billions of dollars, heightening fears that more Americans will lose access to the nation’s largest food assistance program.
Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act made major changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, including new eligibility and work requirements. Already, more than 4 million...
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner claims victory in the Democratic primary during a watch party in Blue Hill on June 9, 2026. (By Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)
Graham Platner drops out of Maine U.S. Senate race
Democratic nominee Graham Platner dropped out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday, two days after an accusation of sexual assault tanked support from his party.
“This is incredibly difficult because I know that some will think it’s an admission of guilt, and it most certainly is not...
Graduate-level programs such as nursing are, for now, considered “professional” degrees by the U.S. Department of Education after a court order in late June halted the agency’s new “professional” definition while a legal challenge unfolds. (Photo by Getty Images)
Trump’s narrow ‘professional degree’ rule paused, temporarily reopening higher loans for nurses
WASHINGTON — Students pursuing several advanced degree programs can now access higher loan caps, but the temporary relief has ushered in a wave of uncertainty amid an ongoing legal battle.
Graduate-level programs such as nursing, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are, for now, considered...
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