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Lawmakers favor more campaign cash, tougher rules for ballot measures
State senators voted Monday to let special interests give candidates more cash, even as they threw another roadblock in the path of voters wanting to enact their own laws.
Gov. Ducey vetoes animal cruelty bill
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill that would have created a separate set of animal cruelty laws for livestock and poultry than animals owned as pets.
Senate again kills legislation to get rid of Common Core
Arizona lawmakers defeated yet another effort to prohibit the state from using the Common Core education standards.
Gov. Doug Ducey signs abortion medication requirement bill
Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a bill requiring abortion providers to tell women they can reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion.
Guns in public buildings bill defeated in Senate
It doesn't look like Arizonans are going to be able to bring their guns in to public buildings.
Montgomery calls pot-smoking veteran ‘enemy’ of Constitution
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery told a veteran he has “no respect for you” and called him an “enemy” of the U.S. Constitution after the man admitted to recreational use of marijuana.
Lawsuit challenges Land Department funding proposal
A liberal public advocacy group is suing to block a 2016 ballot measure that will ask voters to make the state Land Department self-funding, which it argues violates the 1910 congressional act that granted statehood to Arizona.
New group registers to push for legalized marijuana in Arizona
A new effort has emerged to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona, creating a fracture in the campaign to put the issue to a public vote in 2016.
Lawmakers, police chiefs clash over secrecy of officer names
Arizona lawmakers thought they were doing police a favor when they passed a measure that would keep secret for two months the name of any officer involved in an on-duty shooting.
House panel approves REAL ID fix, cap on speeding tickets
Speeders and frequent fliers can rejoice after a House panel early Thursday morning approved an omnibus transportation bill that would cap some speeding ticket fees at $15, and allow the state to produce federally-approved identification cards.
Arizona House OKs bill shielding lottery winners
The Arizona House has joined the Senate in passing a bill shielding the names of lottery winners for 90 days after they claim their prize.
TEP proposal would cut savings to solar customers
In a filing to the Arizona Corporation Commission on March 25, Tucson Electric Power is proposing to slash the amount it pays for excess power from rooftop panels.
