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A wave of bills designed to limit transgender health care and participation in sports is sweeping the legislature.   Nine bills have been filed by Republican legislators that will specifically affect the transgender community. Some of the proposed legislation would put ...

The House chambers have felt a little emptier this year.  A noticeable number of members have been absent forcing leadership at times to appoint new members to committees to replace absentee.   On January 18, for example, 10 House members and ...

The Arizona School Boards Association, which successfully sued the Legislature to invalidate key parts of the state budget last year, is now being targeted by Republican lawmakers who have long opposed its efforts to lobby for local school boards.  A ...

A Senate panel voted Wednesday to allow dental patients to get their lips puffed up, cheeks filled out and brow wrinkles smoothed at the same place they now get their cavities filled.  And at least part of the reason for ...

In her final year as a legislator and Senate president, Republican Karen Fann still faces a sharply divided Legislature, the Covid pandemic and a polarizing election audit. She outlines her priorities for water infrastructure and election integrity in the coming ...

Senator Rebecca Rios expresses her frustration with the governor and Republican legislators entering her second session as minority leader and is dismayed that Arizona remains in the throes of a pandemic that began in 2020. Although Rios and Senate President ...

House Speaker Rusty Bowers is entering his last year leading the chamber. And it’s not shaping up to be an easy one for the Mesa Republican, who is term-limited in his current job.  Gov. Doug Ducey has outlined an ambitious ...

House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding thinks this year’s session could be a lot like last year’s. The Laveen Democrat discussed the upcoming session in a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times. While he said he thinks there are some ...

Some Republican lawmakers want to revisit — and repeal — the 2016 measure which stripped local governments of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals.  Rep, Walt Blackman of Snowflake said the legislation pushed by Airbnb and its other ...

Legislators new and old, governor candidates and Arizona’s congressional representatives joined with Arizona residents around the state’s Capitol Monday as the Eastern Arizona College Marching Band trumpeted the first day of the 55th legislative session. American flags and signs adorned ...