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Ariz. Senate to consider takeover of federal land
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government.
Ariz. Senate panel votes to kill Medicaid program
A divided Arizona Senate committee voted Wednesday to eliminate the cash-short state's Medicaid program and replace it with a much smaller system that would cover only a fraction of low-income people now served.
Panelists debate expanded Arizona gambling proposals
As lawmakers and the governor turn every stone and flip every couch cushion for any extra money, the debate about the expansion of gambling – and the money that it could bring to state and local coffers – flares around Arizona.
Ariz. Senate panel set to consider Medicaid repeal
An influential legislator says Arizona should eliminate its Medicaid program because neither the cash-short state nor the debt-ridden federal government can afford it.
Bill would make Colt Arizona’s official firearm
A Colt revolver that was popular in the West in the late19th Century would be designated as Arizona's official state firearm under a new bill introduced in the Legislature.
Tucson jury sentences border activist to death
An Arizona jury has sentenced a border activist to death in the 2009 murder of a young girl and her father.
Women in Public Policy
Which veteran lawmaker is tone-deaf? Which one would pass out campaign yo-yos if she could? One even says she eats dessert first if it is available “just in case something happens” that would prevent her from enjoying it later. The 50th Legislature, which started in January, features 31 women lawmakers, which is an increase of three over the 49th Legislature’s total of 28. While this grou[...]
House OKs outlawing of race- and gender-selection abortions
After an hour of heated debate, the House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit an abortion performed because of the race or gender of the unborn child.
Univ. of Ariz. starts national civility institute
Two former presidents a�� one Republican, the other a Democrat a�� will chair a new national institute to promote civility in political discourse in the city where U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was severely wounded in a shooting rampage that left six dead, officials announced Monday.
50-year-old time capsule for Arizona centennial
Tim Robbins remembers being nervous, but excited, as he sat in the Prescott city council chambers 49 years ago.
Themes of proposed license plates include centennial, ‘Don’t Tread on Me’
In a rite of spring, state legislators are proposing at least 12 special license plates that would add to nearly 50 offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation.
ASU moving ahead with Lake Havasu City campus
Arizona State University is moving ahead with plans to establish a Lake Havasu City campus that will offer a limited number of undergraduate degrees.
