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Lawmaker: ‘Almonds do not lactate’
State lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit the sale of "almond milk'' in Arizona for the simple reason that almonds don't lactate.
Tribes, Ducey oppose bill to legalize sports betting
Arizona’s Native American tribes overwhelmingly oppose a legislative effort to legalize sports betting in Arizona.
Ducey-backed licensing reform bill passes House
Arizona is on its way to becoming the first state in the country to automatically accept occupational licenses from other states.
House approves tax exemption for pesticides, fertilizers
The preliminary vote by the full House came following pleas from lawmakers representing agricultural communities that it's unfair to require those who grow food for Arizonans and people across the county to pay taxes on items they need.
Committee kills bill to fund groundwater for Pinal County farms
Several lawmakers from both parties questioned why state taxpayers should be on the hook, especially after they said the drought contingency plan approved late last month already has some cash for the farmers.
Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead
The Gila River Indian Community will provide the promised 500,000 acre feet of water for the state's drought contingency plan after being assured that legislation the tribe opposed is dead.
Andrés Cano: At 26, he’s not part of any ‘guard’
As a first-generation college student, Rep. Andrés Cano’s goal was to set an example of hope for his family.
ERA, criminal justice reform, legislative immunity bills left to die
Arizona lawmakers introduced 1,289 bills this session, but a slew has already been left behind.
Proposal adds geographic requirements for citizen initiatives
Arizona lawmakers may add geographic requirements for citizens who want to pass laws via the ballot, a hurdle critics warned may be insurmountable for ordinary citizens.
Bill to allow cops to stop drivers not buckled in advances
If Rep. Bob Thorpe gets his way police will no longer need an excuse to pull over a motorist who isn't buckled up.
Gas tax hike dead, alternative fuel parity survives
“I can’t get any Republicans to want to push this bill forward. They don’t want to take a tough vote on something that’s so important to Arizona. That’s my feeling.”
Senate passes bill that would lower tuition for DACA recipients
The Arizona Senate voted today to give all the state’s high school graduates, including Deferred Action Childhood Arrival recipients, a break on the cost of tuition at Arizona community colleges and universities regardless of when they graduated and where they now live.
