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Wrap Up with Minority Leader Lupe Contreras
Contreras discussed the challenges of operating as the minority party and his hope to flip the Legislature in a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times.
Affordable housing bills pass – 3 signed, 1 vetoed
After a major bipartisan housing legislation package fell through in the 2023 legislative session, affordable housing advocates were hoping the 2024 session would prove different.
Wrap Up with Speaker Ben Toma
In a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Peoria, who is running for Congress in the 8th Congressional District, discussed the recent session and reflected on his two years as speaker.
Victories hard fought, no matter the winning party
Democrats and Republicans can each claim significant wins during the 2024 legislative session.
Same man suspected in Senate theft arrested in county election theft
Officials confirmed Thursday that the man arrested for allegedly stealing a security key fob from the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center is also a suspect in a theft at the Arizona Senate.
7th Democrat to resign from the state House this year
Rep. Laura Terech, D-Scottsdale, issued a statement Monday announcing her upcoming resignation. The first-term lawmaker will resign on Sunday.
Dems unhappy with budget governor negotiated
The passage of the budget June 15 revealed a rift between Gov. Katie Hobbs and some Democratic lawmakers who said she did not negotiate well, while other unexpected supporters of the deal emerged.
Lawmakers fail to address sober living home scandal
What several state officials have called one of the biggest scandals in Arizona’s history went unaddressed by the Legislature this year.
Abortion ban won’t take effect
Women in Arizona won't be denied access to abortion, at least up to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy, because an 1864 abortion law outlawing it won't get a chance to be reinstated.
Lawmakers sine die after passing $16.1 billion budget
The 56th regular legislative session is over on the 160th day after lawmakers narrowly passed a $16.1 billion budget filled with sweeps and cuts to state agencies and infrastructure projects.
Lawmakers halt budget deliberations for the night
State lawmakers gave up enacting a new state budget late Friday, hoping to start over again Saturday morning.
Committees pass budget bills, vote set for Friday
A budget package that lawmakers negotiated to address a $1.8 billion deficit over the next two years almost failed to get through the Senate Appropriations Committee after one Republican senator broke party ranks and voted against the proposal.
