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Senate panel advances hefty bill to overhaul campaign finance laws
Republican lawmakers are working with the Secretary of State’s Office to overhaul the state’s campaign finance system with a 54-page rewrite critics say is too long and complicated to rush through the Legislature.
Bill to exclude fantasy sports from gambling law draws derision
State lawmakers are moving to spell out that the “fantasy sports” leagues being advertised heavily on TV -- and the wagering around them -- is legal in Arizona, even as prosecutors in some other states are trying to close them down.
Senate Government committee votes to force cities to obey state laws
Charging that cities are ignoring the laws they pass, lawmakers voted Wednesday to let the attorney general direct that their state aid be withheld until they comply. “There’s nobody in... […]
Much work remains on Ducey professional licensing bill
One of Gov. Doug Ducey’s top priorities from his State of the State address took its first step toward completion as a House committee signed off on his plan to eliminate licensing requirements for a handful of professions, but there is still much work to be done before the proposal is in its final form.
Bill cutting state funds for cities that flout law advances
An Arizona Senate panel has voted to advance a proposal that would cut off their state shared revenue if cities or town passed regulations that conflict with state law.
Thorpe says feds turn refugees into scapegoats, not him
After a heated debate Wednesday, a House panel voted to refuse to use state and local resources to cooperate with efforts to place refugees here unless the federal government meets certain conditions.
House panel agrees wild horses at Salt River need protection
A House panel has passed a measure that would offer protections to the herd of wild horses living near Arizona's Salt River.
Lawmaker pushes for the freedom not to have yearly eye exams
Calling it a matter of personal freedom, the head of the House Health Committee wants to allow contact lens wearers go up to two years between required eye exams.
Arizona Senate panel OKs statewide rules on drones
New legislation creating a comprehensive state policy on drone use that includes a ban on cities and towns making their own rules was approved Tuesday by an Arizona Senate committee.
Senate committee votes to create day for Charles Darwin
Three decades after lawmakers pushed teaching creationism in public schools, the state Senate will decide whether the father of the theory of evolution deserves to be honored.
Battle over bragging rights keeps JTED funding in limbo
Legislative leaders are engaged in what amounts to a staring contest over what happens this coming week with legislation to restore funding for career and technical education programs.
Yee seeks to curb per diem after Industrial Commission flap
Sen. Kimberly Yee wants to ensure that last year’s revelations about per diem payments to two members of the Industrial Commission of Arizona won’t repeat themselves.
