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Q&A with Senate President Karen Fann
Senate President Karen Fann is always searching for silver linings. And while she can only describe the 2020 legislative session as “chaotic,” the Prescott Republican found a silver lining mixed... […]
Senate, House make 2020 legislative session disjointed
The House and Senate spent the session in a state of disjunction, with the Senate usually — though not always — a step or two ahead. A disconnect between the... […]
Senate, House have differing styles in legislating
On the last day of substantive business in the Senate, President Karen Fann, a Republican, ceded her seat and gavel to Sen. Rebecca Rios, a Democrat. It was a symbol... […]
Passage of pre-existing conditions law shows change in thinking
One of the 90 bills Gov. Doug Ducey signed this year enshrines in state statute a key tenet of the Obama administration’s signature health care law — that insurers provide... […]
Looters beware, legislator wants law to allow shooting them
A Republican lawmaker who wants to allow business owners to maim or kill looters is under fire from progressive activists who say she’s inciting violence — and from her primary... […]
2018 law bars candidates from free association, Democrats say
Candidates running with public funding through the Clean Elections program say a new voter-approved state law that prohibits them from paying political parties for services impedes their constitutional right to... […]
Left, right seek limit to immunity in police brutality cases
If you or a family member has been injured in an auto accident or diagnosed with mesothelioma, a barrage of television ads will remind you that you can sue. But... […]
Senate abruptly adjourns, House bills go down without vote
The Arizona Senate abruptly ended the 2020 legislative session today, catapulting leaders into planning for a special session an hour or so earlier than they expected. Senators, who already... […]
Lawmakers seek additional funding for child welfare programs
At least two state senators want Gov. Doug Ducey to call a special session to address child welfare issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Quezada: ‘please don’t be that.’
Sen. Martín Quezada has long feared that the type of mass shooting that plagued other cities would happen close to home. When a gunman intent on harming shoppers began firing... […]
House’s business immunity bill likely DOA in Senate
The tort reform measure House Republicans tout as the main reason for continuing legislative work likely doesn't have the votes it would need in the Senate.
Masks become symbol of person’s politics, virtue
The Senate served as a microcosm of the nation, where wearing a mask — or not wearing one — has become a political symbol for many.
