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Senator: Dems seek campaign issue, not charter school reform
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.
House votes to end ban on nunchucks
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.
Legislature passes bill to mandate reporting of school violence
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.
Political threat flies over Senate vote on HOA rec center bill
A Mesa Republican senator accused a GOP Sun City colleague Wednesday of making political threats to force him to vote for legislation.
Lawmaker warns against bill pushed by vaping industry
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.
Lawmaker puts squeeze on senators over lemonade vote
Reversing course, state senators agreed Thursday to give a Gilbert teen one more chance to make his case for declaring lemonade the state drink.
Arizona spent $218K looking into complaints against Stringer
The Arizona House Ethics Committee spent just over $218,000 investigating former Rep. David Stringer, including $16,000 paid to a private investigation firm that tracked down a 1983 police report showing the former lawmaker was accused of paying boys for sex, according to records released Wednesday.
Senate sours on lemonade as official state drink
Bill to make lemonade Arizona's state drink fails.
State senator: Swamp creatures in ties and suits roam Capitol
It's not exactly life imitating art.
Amish Shah: A doctor’s mind, a public servant’s heart
Rep. Amish Shah’s office is as blue as the district he represents.
House leader acquiesces to allow vote on texting-while-driving ban
Arizona is on the verge of no longer being just one of three states without a comprehensive ban on texting while driving.
Don Shooter accuses former speaker of ‘cover-up’ in sexual harassment probe
Ousted state Rep. Don Shooter wants the Senate Ethics Committee to determine whether former House Speaker J.D. Mesnard acted unethically in refusing to release parts of an investigative report that resulted in his expulsion.
