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Senate panel approves community college aid
Financial help may be in sight for recent high school grads who find themselves a few bucks short of what they need to go to community college.
Senate to consider restriction on school expulsions, suspensions
When it comes to suspending or expelling students, how young is too young? If a new proposal becomes law, the answer in Arizona will be 7 or younger.
Ducey straddles fence on Senate election audit
Gov. Doug Ducey said he's confident in the results of the 2020 election yet wants to see the results of a Republican-backed audit and hand count of 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County.
Arizona opens vaccine appointments to everyone 16 and older
Arizona is opening coronavirus vaccine appointments to everyone 16 and older.
Democratic lawmaker Kirsten Engel announces run for Congress
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Engel of Tucson announced Friday she's running for Congress, becoming the first candidate to jump into the race to replace retiring Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick.
Bill targeting Corp. Comm. likely dead
A bill that would allow any lawmaker to request the attorney general investigate a decision from the Arizona Corporation Commission appears to be dead in its chamber of origin.
Key criminal justice bills dormant in Senate
Although several measures aimed at cutting prison sentences and making other major changes to Arizona’s criminal justice system have passed the House this year, the big question is whether these bills will make it through the Senate or even get a hearing there.
Gambling bill stalls in senate as politics take shape
A top legislative priority for Gov. Doug Ducey to expand off-reservation gaming is stalled in the Senate after the House voted 48-12 to approve a mirror bill on March 4.
Secrecy prevails as executions to resume
Arizona is readying to resume executions after nearly seven years, although the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry did not provide reassurances that the medical team or the drugs used would avoid issues that surfaced through litigation leading up to and during the hiatus.
Dating fraud bill moves to Ducey’s desk
Arizonans who may be blinded a bit in their search for love are in line to get some protections from the state, if not for heartbreak, at least from being fleeced for their money.
Mapping commission chooses executive director
The chief of staff to a Republican Phoenix City Council member will serve as the executive director for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, solidifying the first major decision the IRC made so far this year.
House panel advances bill to restrict short-term rentals
Rejecting claims the measure amounts to little more than window dressing, a House panel voted Tuesday to give local governments more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals. But just a bit.
