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Lawmakers approve vouchers for youths to attend private schools
State representatives voted Wednesday to let any Arizona youngster get state funds to attend a private or parochial school.
Bowers testifies Trump pushed him to overturn election results
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified to Congress on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani admitted to not having evidence of fraud in the 2020 election.
Lawmakers finally advance budget, some oppose education proposal
The Fiscal Year 2023 budget is finally on the move with at least one House Democrat in favor and one Republican opposed to it.
Lake gets heat from former friend and drag queen
Longtime Phoenix drag queen Richard Stevens, who performs as Barbra Seville, is dragging his former friend and Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for being a "complete hypocrite.”
Lawmakers seek funds for road projects in their districts
Republican legislative leaders are trying to line up the votes for what could be a $15 billion budget, including about $1 billion in earmarks for specific road projects.
Lawmakers criticize department for failure to protect nursing home residents
State lawmakers lashed out Thursday at the director of the Department of Health Services after a report said the agency has failed to ensure that patients in nursing homes are kept safe.
Residents push for GOP bill targeting drop in homelessness
A nonpartisan group of residents is pushing for a GOP bill aimed at decreasing homelessness across the state, saying now is the time to tackle the crisis.
GOP lawmakers push bill to fund private school costs
In the waning weeks of the 2022 session, Republican lawmakers are trying to make every Arizona student eligible for funding to help pay for private school tuition and tying the expansion to a $400 million increase in education funding.
Latino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
After experiencing global warming's firsthand effects, U.S. Latinos are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands.
Suit against SRP could set public records precedent
The Sierra Club is suing Salt River Project in a case that could lead to a legal precedent over SRP’s status regarding public records.
Bills would expand protections of sexual assault survivors
A new Arizona law pushed by a survivor of sexual assault will expand the protections of survivors by extending lifetime injunction on perpetrators.
Atwood executed for 1984 murder, kidnapping
The state of Arizona executed death row inmate Frank Atwood on June 8 at the state prison in Florence.
