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Two Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to kill a scaled-down state budget proposal.  

A budget was introduced into the House today and could be coming to the floor later this week. 

Two lawsuits have already been filed challenging a new voting law Gov. Doug Ducey signed on Wednesday. 

Arizona voters might be deciding in November whether to bump up sales taxes to patch up fire districts’ budgets, if a measure working its way through the House passes. 

A bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ and transgender people got a lengthy hearing earlier this month but will not be going any further this year. 

Bills to ban many abortions and restrict transgender youth from getting reassignment surgery or playing on some sports teams are headed to Gov. Ducey’s desk. 

Supporters and opponents of a bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to gay and transgender Arizonans packed into a House committee room for several hours of testimony Thursday afternoon.

Republicans have introduced several bills this year to expand the places where people can carry a concealed handgun.

An abortion ban modeled on a Mississippi law being challenged in court right now took a step closer to becoming law in Arizona today. 

A bill to break Maricopa County into four took its first step to the full House.  The House Government and Elections Committee voted 7-6 along party lines Wednesday to advance House Bill 2787, which would reduce Maricopa County to a ...