Payday lenders face extinction following Senate vote 

A Senate committee dealt the payday loan industry what might be a fatal blow, rejecting a bill to save the short-term lenders and finishing the job voters started in 2008.

Vogt replaces Antenori in Arizona House 

The Pima County Board of Supervisors has selected Ted Vogt to fill a vacancy in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Payday lenders ready for showdown in Senate Approps 

The payday loan industry is getting another chance to keep its doors open in Arizona.

The Senate Appropriations Committee today will hear a proposed striker amendment on H2370 that would essentially revive a bill that Rep. Andy Tobin withdrew in January due to a lack of support. The bill would implement new regulations on payday lenders and allow the businesses to continue operating past a July 1 sunset date.

House delays vote affecting Glendale casino

The Arizona House skipped a planned vote on a bill that could derail plans by a southern Arizona Indian tribe to build a casino in suburban Phoenix.

Charges against Stapley dismissed

Charges against Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley have been dismissed but can be refiled by a different prosecutor.

McCain, Palin to campaign together in Arizona

John McCain and Sarah Palin are scheduled to campaign together in Arizona next week for the first time since they conceded the presidential election in Phoenix in 2008.

Lawmaker wants a system for evaluating online courses

A state lawmaker wants to create an institute that would recommend whether online courses offered by private companies meet state standards before public schools decide whether to use them.

Senate panel bans agency regulations on greenhouse gas

The state agency that deals with environmental quality would be barred from enforcing any regional or state program that regulates greenhouse gas emissions under a measure that received committee approval in the Senate on March 15.

Antenori absent; Senate postpones voting on final two budget bills

The Senate gaveled in and out of special session March 15 without any action on two budget measures that senators skipped voting on last week.

Center for Arizona Policy’s 2010 goals advance in Legislature