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A Republican state senator and representatives from business and health care groups are urged GOP Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake on Tuesday not to back cuts to Medicaid as part of a health care overhaul bill.

Two transgender prison inmates sued the state of Arizona and a former corrections officer, alleging the guard forced them to engage in sexual acts and the state failed to prevent the assaults.

Officials say a lone clerk in the state's social services agency trying to avoid work hid hundreds of unemployment appeal requests over more than three years rather than filing them with the Arizona Court of Appeals.

Federal officials warned a commission overseeing Arizona's workplace safety agency that its practice of lowering fines on companies for worker injuries and deaths violates the state's laws and could jeopardize its ability to run its own safety program.

The Arizona House approved the most contentious part of a $9.8 billion state budget package this evening, clearing the way for approval of the package in that chamber.

Republican Speaker J.D. Mesnard said he called off the "Thank You to the Legislators" luncheon because it was ill-timed and emotions are still running high at the Capitol.

Gov. Doug Ducey’s $1 billion university bonding proposal remains a major stumbling block to reaching a budget deal as lawmakers reached the key 100-day mark in this year’s session.

The opening budget proposal from Arizona House Republicans includes bigger teacher pay raises and a larger income tax cut than the governor seeks.

A Republican lawmaker has new proposal to cut taxes on manufacturing firms after his legislative bid to give computer chip maker Intel new ways to use millions of dollars in unused tax credits failed.

A doubling of individual health insurance premiums in Arizona for 2017 triggered a sharp decline in Affordable Care Act signups among people who don't qualify for tax credits that offset their costs.