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Recent Articles from Ryan Van Velzer, Associated Press
Judge allows release of Arizona freeway shooting suspect
A judge on Tuesday allowed a man charged in freeway shootings that rattled Phoenix last year to be released from jail amid questions about evidence authorities say links him to the crimes.
House delays vote on service animal law
The House delayed voting on a measure that would give business owners more discretion under state law to ask people with misbehaving service animals to leave.
House advances bill trying to nullify national defense laws
The House advanced a proposal Thursday to try and stop the government from indefinitely detaining or executing Arizona citizens without due process, despite criticisms the bill defies what is allowed under the Constitution.
Reagan holds first public meeting on presidential primary
Voters outraged at Arizona officials for bungling the March 22 presidential primary election appeared to personally voice their experiences to Secretary of State Michele Reagan during a community outreach event in Phoenix.
House passes bill limiting rural county water supply rules
The House has passed a proposal that would erect a new barrier before some rural counties could keep rules requiring new developments to have a 100-year water supply.
New campaign finance laws drop criminal provisions
A sweeping campaign finance bill enacted by the Arizona Legislature that critics say will flood the state with dark money in campaigns also removes criminal penalties for various types of political corruption.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs first immigration bill
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill Thursday that would require some immigrants who are in the country illegally and convicted of crimes to serve longer sentences.
House panel passes bill increasing money in Arizona politics
A bill overhauling the state's campaign finance laws that passed a House panel Tuesday would allow politicians to give campaign contributions to each other, a move critics call the "kingmaker provision."
Senate rejects parental opt-out for statewide testing
The Arizona Senate rejected a proposal Monday that would have let parents opt out of having their children undergo statewide assessments.
Senate passes bill revising 2014 ‘revenge porn’ law
Nearly seven weeks after unanimous passage in the House, the Senate has unanimously adopted a measure that would replace a 2014 law barring so-called "revenge porn."
Arizona bill quietly loosens dark money rules
A campaign finance bill moving through the Arizona Legislature was touted as a routine housecleaning measure to simplify the state's complicated election regulations.
Senate panel advances hefty bill to overhaul campaign finance laws
Republican lawmakers are working with the Secretary of State’s Office to overhaul the state’s campaign finance system with a 54-page rewrite critics say is too long and complicated to rush through the Legislature.
