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Recent Articles from Nathan Brown and Camryn Sanchez Arizona Capitol Times
Primaries set, some legislative incumbents face off
While some state Senate candidates can relax – nine are unopposed both in the August primary and the general, and a few others are facing only token opposition in districts that are safe for their parties – other would-be legislators have tough races ahead of them.Â
Ukranian representative asks Arizona for weapons, aid
Ukranian consul general Dmytro Kushneruk asked a joint session of the House and Senate to send weapons and funds to Ukraine to combat the Russian invasion. Â
Dead election bills like to return next year
Election reform bills have fallen en masse in the Senate, but Republicans say the legislation is not being abandoned and makes a point to voters.Â
Special session sought to fix PC snafu
While both the House and Senate have passed bills to walk back a legal change made earlier this month and allow for precinct committeeman elections, neither has enough support now to take effect in time.Â
Bill to fix committeeman snafu in limbo
Lawmakers spent much of March 8 trying to fix a bill passed last week that ended precinct committeemen elections for this year and replaced them with appointments by county party officials.Â
House Speaker Bowers files for Senate run in ‘22
House Speaker Rusty Bowers filed a statement of interest today to run for a seat in the Arizona Senate. Bowers, R-Mesa, is term limited and cannot seek re-election to the... […]
GOP lawmakers flex political muscle on LGBTQ bills
House Speaker Rusty Bowers still wants a hearing for a bill he is co-sponsoring to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people, even if he has to handpick the committee to get... […]
AEL approved by House
The Legislature took a big step closer Tuesday to helping schools avoid a potential fiscal cliff on March 1 and fund their operations through the end of the year. The... […]
Election Intersection: Slim majorities make every vote vital for election-related bills
House and Senate committees have already started to advance, on party-line votes, bills to make big changes to how Arizonans vote.
Cities, towns seek transportation tax extension
Legislation is in the works to extend an extra half-cent sales tax that has funded major expansions of Maricopa County’s highways and public transportation systems over the past few decades.Â
