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Bill bars state resources to carry out presidential orders, court rulings
A first-term lawmaker is pushing legislation he contends will block at least two branches of the federal government from imposing their will on Arizona.
New laws take effect Jan. 1
Beginning Jan. 1, buyers of solar equipment for their homes will get new consumer protections, survivors of first responders can get a vehicle registered for free, and those who bury courts in legally meaningless filings will have to pay their own way.
Year in Review: 2015 Quotes of the Year
From Goliath to Disneyland to toothpicks to service animals, here are several dozen of the most notable Capitol quotes from 2015.
Year in Review: 2015 Photos of the Year
Capitol protesters voiced their views on subjects from education to midwives. Sen. Carlyle Begay drew a crowd of supporters when he changed parties from Democrat to Republican. Secretary of State Michele Reagan reached out to a younger generation of potential voters. Those and other scenes were captured in the top photos of 2015.
Year in Review: Senate’s abrupt adjournment led to the failure of ‘revenge porn’ bill
The Arizona Senate’s unilateral decision to adjourn left numerous bills for dead, including a measure designed to outlaw “revenge porn” and settle an ongoing lawsuit against the state.
Year in Review: Fallout from Begay switch may come next November
Surprising no one, Sen. Carlyle Begay left the Democratic Party in 2015.
Year in Review: Sovereignty bills got national attention, but not much in AZ
Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff became the new poster child for the Republican insurrection against President Obama, at least according to a pair of editorials in national newspapers.
Year in Review: Classrooms vs. cells – spending on prisons increases faster than on education
As lawmakers developed the fiscal year 2016 spending plan, an unofficial rallying point among the education and human services communities was that the prison system is growing at the expense of schools and children.
Gowan raises eyebrows with promotions, construction, pay hikes
During his first year as speaker of the House, Republican David Gowan of Sierra Vista came under fire from members of his caucus, not for his legislative policies or plans for the state, but for his loose spending with the House budget.
United front leads to budget compromise and short session
When Gov. Doug Ducey unveiled his first state budget proposal to the public in January, House Speaker David Gowan, Senate President Andy Biggs and their chambers’ budget committee chairmen stood at the new governor’s flanks, nodding and smiling for the cameras.
Ducey reversal on land trust clears way for education settlement
Even before the special session that potentially resolved a years-long lawsuit over K-12 education funding, Arizona lawmakers’ spending on schools was the talk of the summer.
Year in Review: A sampling of notable bills passed by the Legislature
Of the hundreds of bills introduced by Arizona legislators in 2015, a few stood out above the rest – as odder, more controversial, resoundingly supported or panned by seemingly the entire state.
