Sign In
Free Newsletter
Advocate says bill would prevent students from voting in Arizona
Saying the large population of college students waters down the vote from Flagstaff locals, Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff has introduced a bill that would declare students could not register to vote from their dormitories.
Ducey proposes first step toward restoration of all-day kindergarten
A coalition of educators, business figures, politicians and others advocating for full-day kindergarten in Arizona could see their vision take a step toward reality in 2017.
Q&A: Ducey looks forward to new opportunities in third year of term
Gov. Doug Ducey sees new opportunities for Arizona as he enters the second half of his term.
US attorney for Arizona departing as administrations change
The top federal prosecutor for Arizona is stepping down with the change of administrations in Washington.
Thorpe ‘dreamers’ proposal would withhold state university funding
Taking aim largely at state universities, Rep. Bob Thorpe is proposing to withhold state aid because they offer lower in-state tuition to “dreamers.”
Q&A: New Senate President Yarbrough focused on fiscal stability
Senate President Steve Yarbrough takes the helm of the Senate this session, culminating 14 years of service in the Arizona Legislature.
Q&A: Mesnard wonders where money will come from for Ducey’s ambitious plan
House Speaker J.D. Mesnard sat down for his first interview with the Arizona Capitol Times since being elected to the chamber’s top post to talk about Gov. Doug Ducey’s State of the State address and his own priorities for the House this year.
Q&A: Rios calls Ducey’s State of the State a ‘great Democratic’ speech
House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios praised Gov. Doug Ducey’s State of the State speech, saying it was what she would hope to hear from a Democratic governor.
Q&A: Democratic leader Hobbs proposes tax reform to fund Ducey’s priorities
Entering her third year as minority leader, Sen. Katie Hobbs must juggle something new — Senate President Steve Yarbrough, the first new leader of the chamber in four years — with something old — the same 13-vote minority that Democrats have held for three of the past four years.
Lawmakers adopt new rules, but Dems fail to get Senate committee change
The new year brought new leaders to both the Arizona Senate and House, and new rules to govern the chambers and lawmakers.
Ducey proposals would help needy, vulnerable Arizonans
Gov. Doug Ducey announced several plans aimed at the state’s most vulnerable, from the very poor to people suffering from addiction.
Moderate, Democratic or conservative? Ducey’s State of the State turns heads
Moderate. Centrist. Pragmatic. Even Democratic. The words being used by some observers to describe Doug Ducey’s third State of the State address.
