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School officials threaten lawsuit over proposal forcing them to raise teacher pay
The lobbying arm of Arizona’s school boards is threatening to sue over a proposed amendment that would require 50 percent of inflationary funding increases for K-12 education to be used for teacher pay raises.
Lawmakers mull sine die delay until key senator returns from absence
The Arizona House and Senate may delay adjourning the session until next week, as the Legislature waits for Republican Sen. John Kavanagh to return from a trip to Louisiana to provide a crucial vote for a pair of bills.
House moves bill giving student journalists same rights as professionals
The state House voted 41-19 Monday to guarantee free speech to student journalists despite claims it will give "children'' more rights than their professional adult counterparts enjoy.
House gives hemp farming preliminary approval
Arizona is on the verge of authorizing its farmers to start growing hemp. But how quickly fields of the relative of the better-known marijuana plant will start springing up around the state remains unclear.
Budget nuggets: winners, prospective teachers, horse breeders; losers, some kids
While the big ticket and politically charged budget items get most of the attention, there are hundreds of items that get little to no fanfare. Following are a few of those items.
Push underway to overturn measures tightening voter initiative laws
Two former politicians are moving to overturn the decision by the Republican-controlled legislature to make it more difficult for voters to propose their own laws.
Lawmakers vote to strip Penzone of gang, immigration enforcement funds
The proposed state budget strips the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of $1.6 million in anti-gang and illegal immigration funding, and Republican Sen. John Kavanagh took no issue saying it was because of the Democratic sheriff’s immigration policies.
Provision to suppress Planned Parenthood buried in budget
Republican legislative leaders are using a provision buried in the state budget in their latest attempt to defund Planned Parenthood.
House Republican leader: Teachers get second jobs to buy boats, enjoy finer things in life
Teachers in Arizona are getting second jobs not because they’re struggling to survive on their low pay, but because they want to enjoy the finer things in life, like boats, according to House Majority Leader John Allen.
GOP lawmakers stymie bid to vote on Equal Rights Amendment
House Republican leaders outmaneuvered a bid by Democrats to finally get the legislature to vote whether to approve the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
Maricopa County leaders pick new Arizona House member
The Arizona House has a new Republican lawmaker after the Maricopa County Supervisors chose from three nominees to replace Peoria Rep. Phil Lovas.
Firefighters press for vote on bills expanding their workers’ compensation coverage
Two bills to increase workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters who contract cancer in the line of duty have the votes they need to pass a final read in the Senate, yet they have so far been blocked from the floor, supporters said.
