The house passed two more abortion bills Monday. One would impose a number of new requirements on clinics or practitioners offering abortions. The other prevents the giving of tax credits for financial contributions to entities that perform abortions.

A long-sought meeting between Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius took 15 minutes on Monday and ended with a typical government response: Put it in writing.

The Arizona Senate has approved a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government.

The Arizona Senate wants voters to decide whether to bar the use of public money for candidates’ campaigns.

Tucker Quayle, the older brother of Ben Quayle, told our reporter he’s interested in running for Kyl’s seat but isn’t in any hurry to make a decision.

Why He Ran: “I basically looked at who I would want representing me, and … I wanted someone who had been a businessperson. There’s a different experience when you have to sign both sides of the check.”

Why He Ran: “After a while you do things, and you feel like you have an affect on the things that you’re doing… As you progress you think, well gee, if I can do this maybe I can do it on a bigger scope, which is the state government.”

State Senate President Russell Pearce denies that he has a list of people banned from the Senate building.

An Arizona legislator is apologizing for a domestic violence incident involving a now-former girlfriend.

The Arizona House has given preliminary approval to two bills that would impact the state’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood Arizona.