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The Arizona Senate has rejected a states' rights measure to create a nullification process for the state to declare a federal law unconstitutional.

A bill to bar red-light and speed cameras by Arizona local governments has narrowly failed in the state Senate.

A bill meant to give county sheriffs more control over their budgets died, at least for the moment, in the Senate on Tuesday after one of its strongest advocates, Senate President Russell Pearce, failed to muster enough votes for passage.

Arguing that the move would make it easier to secure the chamber, Senate President Russell Pearce on Tuesday issued a memo saying press conferences that are open to the public will no longer be allowed inside the Arizona Senate building.

In a state not regarded as a bastion for labor, Arizona union activists are visiting the State Capitol in Phoenix to urge lawmakers to reject majority Republicans' bills on union activities and other issues.

The Arizona Senate wants voters to decide whether to bar the use of public money for candidates' campaigns.

Why He Ran: “I basically looked at who I would want representing me, and … I wanted someone who had been a businessperson. There’s a different experience when you have to sign both sides of the check.”

Why He Ran: “After a while you do things, and you feel like you have an affect on the things that you’re doing… As you progress you think, well gee, if I can do this maybe I can do it on a bigger scope, which is the state government.”

State Senate President Russell Pearce denies that he has a list of people banned from the Senate building.

An Arizona legislator is apologizing for a domestic violence incident involving a now-former girlfriend.