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Democrats kill bill to fund school supplies
Democrats and the Arizona Education Association said the proposal, which would have given each teacher in the state $200 to spend on school supplies, was not enough money and not a permanent solution to the state’s funding crisis.
Bob Broscheid: Outdoorsman takes State Parks helm
Bob Broscheid considers himself to be the typical state parks visitor.
Senate panel approves bill to allow loaded firearms on campus
It's billed by proponents as a way moms can defend themselves from attackers while dropping their children off at school. But legislation that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday on a 4-3 party-line vote also would permit high schoolers who are at least 18 to bring and keep loaded weapons in their vehicles.
Arizona Senate backs charter oversight legislation
Republicans in the Arizona Senate voted Thursday to impose new rules in charter schools over the objections of Democrats who said the legislation doesn't do enough to end problems.
Bill to lower minimum wage for certain youths hits snag
Legislation to let employers pay some young workers less than the minimum wage hit a roadblock Thursday amid questions of whether it will discourage people from going to school.
Federal court upholds decision to allow hunters to drive off road
Federal forestry officials did nothing wrong in agreeing to allow hunters to take their vehicles off road to retrieve their kills, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Money for farmers bill revived in Senate
Rebuffed by a House panel, a Globe lawmaker convinced a Senate committee on Tuesday to give Pinal County farmers $20 million to help drill new wells to replace Colorado River water they will be giving up.
Republican lawmaker prompts state investigation of Tempe ban on dark money
Republican Sen. Vince Leach wants the attorney general to investigate if a Tempe ordinance designed to shed a light on anonymous campaign spending conflicts with state law.
Court voids laws allowing hospitals to impose financial liens on patients
Hospitals that accept payment from the state's Medicaid program can't then try to collect more by going after money owed to the patient, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
House passes bill to cap vehicle registration fee
Getting ready to renew the registration on your car or truck?
Study concludes fewer people live illegally in Arizona than in 2007
There are a lot fewer people who are here illegally living in key Arizona metropolitan areas than there were a decade ago.
Arizona takes California to court over taxation
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that California is illegally imposing its taxes on Arizona residents and businesses.
