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Lawmaker in feud with Glendale proposes pay cap for city workers
A state senator at odds with his own city government wants to cap salaries for municipal employees throughout the state, a move city officials say could hobble efforts to attract and retain good government workers.
Conservative clash: Barto to challenge Carter for Senate
Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix, launched a primary challenge from the right against her seatmate, Sen. Heather Carter on Tuesday.
Arizona lawmaker sorry for comments about minorities, guns
Arizona state Rep. Jay Lawrence is apologizing for saying that black and Hispanic communities "are better armed than the police officers who are supposed to be controlling them" and that they "have firearms galore."
Lawmakers prepare criminal justice bills for 2020 session
Bills designed to send fewer people to prison, provide rehabilitation opportunities for incarcerated people and help those who’ve served their time reintegrate into society will be back on the Arizona Legislature’s table next year.
Museum drops lawmaker from exhibit over comments on communities of color
The Arizona Science Center removed a video featuring a Republican lawmaker from one of its exhibits because of comments he made at a gun safety forum about black and brown... […]
Montgomery to high court opens way for criminal justice changes
Lawmakers and advocates who’ve sought for years to overhaul Arizona’s criminal justice system are cautiously optimistic that longtime Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s ascension to the state Supreme Court will clear the way for substantive change next legislative session.
Fountain Hills scraps fee over perceived threat from lawmaker
The town of Fountain Hills killed — at least temporarily — a proposed public safety fee intended to save the town from impending deficits because of a perceived threat from state Rep. John Kavanagh.
Senate Democratic staff gets large raises
The Senate handed every Democratic policy staffer a raise of at least $10,000 at the end of August, a month after a federal jury awarded $1 million to a former Democratic policy adviser who argued she was underpaid.
Panel to study how reports of vulnerable adults are investigated
More than a year after a patient with severe intellectual disabilities was raped at a Phoenix care facility, the task of preventing and investigating abuse of Arizona’s most vulnerable residents is still split among a patchwork of state agencies.
Ugenti-Rita: Hobbs overstepped authority with elections procedure
A Navajo Nation lawsuit against the state and several counties now hinges on the adoption of a new election procedures manual drafted by Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.
House speaker gives generous bonuses to opposing party’s staff
All House employees received raises of at least 3% in July, but many political staffers in the chamber also got bonuses in the past year — some as high as $20,000.
Republican lawmaker proposes tax holiday for school supplies
Saying it will help parents, a Scottsdale lawmaker is proposing a sales tax holiday of sorts every summer to give parents a break on school supplies. Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence... […]
