Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at stopping the Tohono O’odham tribe from building a casino in Glendale. But the bill, which barely squeaked through in the Senate, lost its emergency provision. That means it would take effect 90 days after the session ends.
Read More »Lawmakers pass anti-casino bill, but it’s not exactly a win for proponents
Democratic lawmaker seeks boost for school grant program
House minority leader David Schapira is pushing to add philosophy to a list of courses that qualify schools for grants under a program intended to make Arizona students more competitive.
Read More »Ariz. House to consider bill to block new casino
Legislation intended to derail a Southern Arizona tribe's plan to build a Las Vegas-style casino-hotel in a Phoenix suburb is on a fast track in the Arizona Legislature's 2-week-old session, with the full House scheduled to consider it Tuesday.
Read More »Filing of birthright citizenship bills set for Thursday
Sponsors of legislation targeting automatic citizenship granted to U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants say they plan to formally introduce their bills in the Arizona House and Senate on Thursday.
Read More »House Democrats unveil policy agenda 
Having shrunk in number, Democrats are more forcefully positioning themselves as the public’s eyes and ears at the Capitol.
Read More »Sheriffs to lawmakers: Border areas still unsafe, U.S. should send more soldiers
Two sheriffs gave a grim assessment of security along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, telling a lawmakers they need the federal government to send more soldiers.
Read More »No-texting bill may have the votes, but its foes have the power 
A no-texting-while-driving bill may have enough votes to pass this year in the Arizona Legislature, but it probably does not have enough firepower.
Read More »It’s famous now, but SB1070 used to be a nondescript bill number
History is a fickle mistress, so no one today can say with certainty what the legacy of the Arizona Legislature’s 2010 session will be.
Read More »Democrats protest, but House, Senate panels pass waiver request to drop 280,000 from Medicaid 
Despite vigorous objections from Democrats, Republican-controlled House and Senate panels gave Jan Brewer the authority to ask for the feds' permission to drastically scale back subsidized medical coverage for Arizonans.
Read More »Brewer calls for special session for waiver request 
The Arizona Legislature likely will start a special session on Wednesday so lawmakers can consider asking the federal government to allow Arizona to drastically reduce medical coverage for its residents.
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