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Without dissent, the state House on February 20 gave preliminary approval to a requirement that students in kindergarten through fifth grade be given at least 50 minutes of “unstructured recess.” HB2082 needs a final roll-call vote before going to the Senate.

Coconino County Sheriff Jim Driscoll has urged immigrants not to fear contacting local officers if they are in distress or have a tip regarding criminal activity.

An effort by insurance companies to remove a requirement that they provide free auto glass replacement for customers who buy full coverage policies appears dead for this legislative session.

Arizona may have made headlines in 2016 when voters waited up to five hours just to cast a ballot in the presidential preference election, but voting rights advocates said these kinds of problems are nothing new.

Reagan was the featured speaker at a National Association of Secretaries of State convention in Washington, where she touched on everything from long lines at polling places to Russian hacking, and the headaches that come with each.

Sen. Judy Burges, a Sun City West Republican, held two bills on February 16 designed to reduce recidivism that had the support of conservative and liberal justice reform groups.

Democratic Rep. César Chávez of Maryvale got on life’s political track one day when he was singing in a mariachi band.

House Democrats suspect that mold in the basement of the House of Representatives is causing headaches and lightheadedness during the work day.

A wide-ranging measure to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws would scrap the current standard that requires prosecutors to prove only by a “preponderance of the evidence” that the property is linked to a crime. That standard essentially means it is more likely than not, akin to a 51-49 percent balance.

Democratic leaders left a meeting with immigration officials Thursday convinced that recent apprehensions, detentions and deportations have greatly expanded under President Donald Trump.