ACLPI: Advancing Justice for Half a Century
Check out this awesome feature on the Center’s 50th anniversary in the State Bar of Arizona’s Arizona Attorney magazine, December issue. So much great work has been done in five decades — so much […]
Arizona Committee upholds law requiring new natural gas power plants to undergo governmental review in win for consumers and the environment
Arizona Committee upholds law requiring new natural gas power plants to undergo governmental review in win for consumers and the environment.
ACC Turns It’s Back on Rural and Tribal Communities in Arizona That Are Reeling Economically from Early Coal Plant Closures
The Center continues to advocate on behalf of clean energy and economic justice issues before the Arizona Corporation Commission, although the hill is steep.
Landmark Legislation Protects Federal Benefits of Arizona’s Foster Youth
On Monday, Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2559, which stops the State from using the federal benefits belonging to children in foster care as a funding source.
This will provide a crucial financial safety net […]
Arizona Center for Law Sends Cease-and-Desist Demand to State Treasurer Yee Over Planned Illegal Expenditure of $50 million
May 25, 2023
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest sent a cease and desist letter today to the office of Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee objecting to a planned […]
Uptick in Arizona Air Pollution Makes Our Advocacy More Crucial Than Ever
The American Lung Association released its annual “State of the Air” report, which found an alarming 84% of Arizonans live in communities with failing grades for air pollution. Ozone risk is dangerously […]
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds ACLPI Victory to Unconstitutional Prohibitions
In a victory for the Center, the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled on November 2, 2021, that Arizona lawmakers violated the state constitution last session when it crammed various items into budget bills […]
ACLPI Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional Education Prohibitions
On August 18, 2021, the Center, along with the lawyers at Coppersmith Brockelman PLC, filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare unconstitutional a number of laws that were improperly crammed into […]
Danny Adelman Calls for Public School Funding in The Arizona Republic
In his latest opinion article for The Arizona Republic, Danny Adelman urges lawmakers to use money from this year’s budget surplus to address rampant inequity across the state’s public school districts.
Phoenix’s Declining Air Quality Makes Our Advocacy More Urgent Than Ever
The American Lung Association released its annual “State of the Air” report ranking U.S. cities with the poorest air quality. Alarmingly, Phoenix is ranked #5 for ozone pollution, #8 […]
