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Arizona Senate Republicans voted Monday to denounce pornography as a public health crisis while Democrats argued doing so trivializes crises including measles, homelessness and the opioid epidemic.

Calling an economic downturn "inevitable,'' Gov. Doug Ducey is pushing back against demands by lawmakers from his own Republican Party to use an unexpected cash windfall to pay down debt.

Rep. Arlando Teller introduces himself with his hand raised, fingers spread.

Arizonans who purposely kill or torture family pets could soon face stiffer prison terms - or at least mandatory counseling.

Sen. Kate Brophy McGee this week vowed to bring back her bill imposing new rules on charter schools next year, but she said it faces a steep, uphill battle because Democrats want to campaign on the flaws of charter schools.

Arizona could soon lose the distinction of being one of only three states in the nation where two sticks tied together with a piece of chain or leather could land someone in state prison.

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday approved new mandates on schools to report violent incidents in what Democrats say is feel-good legislation to hide the shortfalls in education funding.

A Mesa Republican senator accused a GOP Sun City colleague Wednesday of making political threats to force him to vote for legislation.

Some say a measure to increase the age for buying tobacco and vape products to 21 comes at too high a cost, at least if lawmakers agree to a proposal pushed by the vaping industry.

Reversing course, state senators agreed Thursday to give a Gilbert teen one more chance to make his case for declaring lemonade the state drink.