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Republican legislative leaders are trying to line up the votes for what could be a $15 billion budget, including about $1 billion in earmarks for specific road projects.

Residents of homeowner associations will soon be free to fly flags supporting law enforcement, regardless of any rules to the contrary.

A bill allowing alternative school buses passed through the Senate on June 1 despite concerns from Democrats who fought to get the legislation amended.  

Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday vetoed legislation which would have required county election officials to cancel the registration of anyone they determine is not qualified to vote.

Some local officials aren’t excited about a slate of new laws that limit the ability of governments and schools to take measures to control Covid – or other health issues – going forward.  

The Senate Ethics Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to investigate an inflammatory comment Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, posted on social media about a May 14 shooting that left 10 dead in Buffalo.  

State senators refused Monday to outlaw or even restrict the use of ballot "drop boxes'' despite claims they are opportunities for fraud - and despite backers citing a political movie claiming that they were responsible for the 2020 election being stolen from Donald Trump. 

Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, is fed up with another Senator who has been absent for the majority of this legislative session and will show it with an ethics complaint.

State Rep. Walt Blackman publicly declared that the people of the northern Arizona legislative district he shares with Sen. Wendy Rogers don't agree with the Twitter post she made this weekend about the murder of 10 people in Buffalo by a white supremacist.

Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Doug Ducey to sign a bill they concede has no practical effect.