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Illegal, but here to stay: Rideshare companies say they won’t leave Arizona
Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft aren’t leaving Arizona, even though their drivers will continue to receive tickets for illegally operating a taxi service after Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would have legalized rideshare businesses in the state.
Brewer signs 35 more bills, including revenge porn, school vouchers, trampoline safety
Sharing lewd images of a person without his or her consent will soon by a felony in Arizona now that Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation outlawing the act.
Brewer vetoes money for external audit of CPS, cites upcoming special session
Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed legislation calling for an external audit of Arizona’s beleaguered Child Protective Services, but called for the issue to be a part of discussion in an upcoming special session focusing on child safety.
Former county Republican leader’s head-shaving comments called hateful, mean-spirited
A former leader of the Maricopa County Republican Party has equated a House representative who supported Arizona’s Medicaid expansion to the French women whose heads were shaved and paraded before the public following accusations of cavorting with German soldiers during World War II.
Gov. Jan Brewer set for more bill signings
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is set to act on more bills sent to her by Arizona lawmakers as they wrapped up the 2014 legislative session last week.
Senator’s tweets warn of a “slippery slope’’ as owner is banned from NBA
Reacting to news that owner Donald Sterling had been banned for life from the NBA following revelations of racist comments, Arizona state Sen. Kelli Ward took to Twitter to defend the disgraced owner’s right to his opinion, however objectionable.
Law clears way for regulation of dry needling in physical therapy
A new law clears the way for dry needling, the use of thin needles to stimulate tight muscles, to be regulated as part of accepted physical therapy practice in Arizona.
Legislature asks US Supreme Court for power to draw congressional map
The Arizona Legislature asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to give its members the right to draw the lines for the state’s nine congressional districts.
Former Arizona lawmaker Stan Turley dies at age 93
Stan Turley, a native Arizonan who served more than two decades in the state Legislature and was a former Senate president and speaker of the House, has died. He was 93.
Ex-Wyoming education chief headed home to Arizona
Former Arizona state senator Rich Crandall who headed Wyoming's education department before a court reinstated that state's school superintendent as head of the agency says he's returning home to Arizona.
Lawmakers adjourn sine die, but not without delays and a last-minute meltdown
Arizona lawmakers adjourned sine die in the wee hours of April 24, ending a sometimes tumultuous 101-day legislative session with plenty of work left to come back to in just a few weeks.
Attempts at solar property tax resolution fail, lawsuit looms
An eleventh-hour change to the state’s annual tax reconciliation bill marked the end of attempts to resolve through legislation a struggle over the way Arizona taxes — or exempts from taxation — leased rooftop solar panels. The move paves the way for a potential lawsuit to settle the matter.
