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Beer bill runs afoul of the Constitution
Constitutional issues stalled legislation that aims to update Arizona laws regulating microbreweries, and opponents of the bill are ramping up efforts to defeat it.
Senate moves bill allowing Arizonans to get Real ID-compliant licenses
State lawmakers are moving to let Arizonans fly off on vacation to New York, Hawaii or even just to Yuma without having to get a passport.
Measures move forward on livestock abuse; schools chief powers
Action from yesterday’s legislative session included passage of bills creating a separate set of animal cruelty laws for livestock and poultry; defining the powers of the superintendent of public instruction and allowing police to pull over motorists driving vehicles where both brake or tail lights are not working.
Death by assignments: Democratic bills far more likely to face tactic, review shows
A Cronkite News review of all bills introduced this legislative session found that those authored by Democrats are four times more likely in the Senate and three times more likely in the House to be assigned to multiple committees.
House kills STO expansion bill, cancels votes on other school choice bills
Republicans and Democrats joined forces in the Arizona House of Representatives today to kill a bill that would have expanded School Tuition Organization tax credits. That led Republican leadership to unexpectedly cancel another vote on two other “school choice” bills.
Senate votes to preserve Common Core
Common Core appears to be here to stay, at least for the time being.
Microbrewery production bill faces constitutional problem
The Arizona Senate's Rules Committee has delayed action on a bill updating laws regulating microbreweries over constitutional issues.
Photo radar cameras, texting while driving remain largely legal for now
Those often-cursed photo radar cameras are here to stay, at least for the time being. But so is texting while driving.
Senate approves bill to delay release of officers’ names in deadly shootings
The Arizona Senate approved a bill today that will keep the names of officers who use deadly force a secret from the public for 90 days after a shooting.
Arizona Senate set to debate bill banning photo radar
The Arizona Senate is set to debate legislation that would ban the use of photo radar and red light cameras statewide.
Politics 101: How government becomes more complicated
Traditionally, Republicans campaign on limiting government, but many introduce one or more bills that would expand government right after they win re-election. It’s done in various ways – establishing a new commission, adding new regulations for an industry, launching a new program, or adding to what has already been established.
No pink mustaches: Ridesharing debate takes a lower profile in 2015
When state House and Senate committees each approved a bill to legalize ridesharing in Arizona last week, the committee rooms were eerily quiet and devoid of the hype that surrounded last year’s ridesharing bills.
