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Egg producer pushes bill for all cage free
State lawmakers are moving to ensure that all eggs sold in Arizona come from cage-free hens.
Senate passes voucher expansion bill
Republican senators gave the go-ahead Monday for what could be a huge expansion in the use of tax dollars to send children to private and parochial schools.
GOP lawmakers push bill to force hand of supervisors
Facing defeats in court, Republican lawmakers are moving to change the law -- retroactively -- in a bid to eventually get their hands on voting equipment and ballots, even if it takes months.
Senate approves measure to curb governor’s emergency powers
Republican senators voted Wednesday to curb the emergency powers of the governor, but do it in a way he can't veto.
Lawmakers want AG review of eviction moratorium
Two state lawmakers are asking Attorney General Mark Brnovich to rule that expanded eviction protections approved last week by Pima County supervisors is illegal.
Court rejects bid to put hold on surcharge on wealthy
A new income tax surcharge on the wealthy to add more dollars to public education can take effect.
GOP lawmaker questions Governor’s authority to renegotiate gambling compacts
Plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to allow statewide sports wagering, betting on fantasy leagues, keno and more tribal gambling could be undermined by a southern Arizona lawmaker.
Showdown over election audit looms on Monday
The game of political chicken between the Arizona Senate and Maricopa County supervisors comes to a head Monday as lawmakers weigh holding board members in contempt, opening the door for the apparently unprecedented possibility of county officials being charged with a crime or even immediately locked up.
GOP lawmakers demand Ward allow audit of her election
About a third of state Republican lawmakers are calling on newly re-elected state GOP Chair Kelli Ward to either agree to a recount of that vote or back off of her challenges to the presidential race.
House panel OKs criminal sentencing changes
State lawmakers took the first steps February 3 to reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies.
Senate panel moves bill to criminalize certain abortions
A legislative panel voted February 4 to make it a crime to terminate the pregnancy of a fetus with a genetic abnormality by declaring that it has the same legal rights as anyone else.
Push is on to lower business property taxes
Republican lawmakers are moving to lower property taxes on businesses.
