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Four women lawmakers call for Ugenti-Rita, Rios to be suspended from leadership roles in House
Four GOP representatives asked for their fellow Reps. Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Rebecca Rios to be removed from their leadership roles in the House pending an investigation of sexual harassment accusations at the Capitol.
Democrats oppose locating recidivism center in south Phoenix
Democratic lawmakers from south Phoenix are siding with their voters in a fight against two proposed programs aimed at helping prisoners re-enter society, a long held constituency of theirs that doesn’t vote.
Arizona moves closer to imposing Medicaid work requirements
The requirement calls for people receiving health care through the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to be working, looking for work, training for employment or going to school in order to get benefits.
Ducey disputes group’s claim school funding less now than leaner times
Gov. Doug Ducey is fighting back against a report by a left-leaning research group that shows Arizona is spending less on K-12 education today than before the recession when inflation is taken into account.
K-12 to get boost from agency budget cuts under Ducey plan
Gov. Doug Ducey wants agencies to reduce their budgets next year and put any savings toward K-12 public education.
State finds temporary solution to children’s health insurance problem
With no immediate congressional action in sight, state Medicaid officials are preparing to implement a contingency plan to ensure that nearly 24,000 children of Arizona working poor do not lose their health care coverage this coming month.
GOP lawmaker continues fight with Board of Regents
An Oro Valley Republican lawmaker wants to know whether he and fellow legislators can legally clamp down on the Arizona Board of Regents.
Wearing mask in public to become illegal under proposed law
Thinking of wearing a Trump mask to a political demonstration? A chicken suit to a protest? Or even fake nose and glasses to a public event? A proposed new law could send you to prison for a year -- and a dozen times longer if you or someone else at the event was involved in property damage.
House to use untested policy in sexual harassment inquiry of Rep. Shooter
A draft policy on sexual harassment is now the blueprint for an Arizona House investigation of allegations nine women have made against Rep. Don Shooter, R-Yuma.
State attorneys argue no harm done to ousted DES director
Saying the former director of the Department of Economic Security and the agency's security chief have not been harmed, attorneys for the state are asking a judge to throw out their libel suit.
Getting driver’s license puts Arizonans into ‘perpetual criminal lineup’
If you have a driver’s license in Arizona, your face now lives in a government database that uses facial recognition technology to see if you’re really who you say you are, or if you’re stealing someone else’s identity.
Ducey: ‘There is truth there’ when women allege sexual harassment
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday his experience is that women who complain about being sexually harassed are generally telling the truth.
