Arizona Senate bill could expand cochlear implant state Medicaid coverage
The Arizona Senate has passed a bill that aims to expand cochlear implant coverage for adults through Arizona’s Medicaid program.
Transgender girls go to court over Arizona school sports ban
The parents of two transgender girls in Arizona filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a year-old state law banning trans girls from participating in school sports.
Arizona inmate sentenced to death again in cellmate’s murder
An Arizona man has been sentenced to death for the second time in the 2010 murder of his prison cellmate, who was castrated and had his throat slit.
GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed
Republican lawmakers in at least a dozen states have proposed more than 30 bills this year targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education, an Associated Press analysis found using the bill-tracking software Plural.
LD26 nominates 3 to fill vacant Senate seat
Precinct committeemen in Legislative District 26 selected Reps. Cesar Aguilar, D-Phoenix, Flavio Bravo, D-Phoenix, and political newcomer Quant’a Crews as candidates to replace former lawmaker Raquel Terán in the state Senate.
Gallego raises more money than Sinema in Arizona Senate race
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reported raising just over $2.1 million in her first full fundraising quarter since leaving the Democratic Party, a smaller haul than the $3.7 million raised by Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who is hoping to win her seat in 2024.
Bill would aim to stop electronic gas stealing, some lawmakers say it’s not needed
State lawmakers are moving to put a kibosh on one electronic method of stealing increasingly expensive gasoline, but not everyone is convinced that SB 1177 is needed, given that the theft of gasoline itself already is a crime.
Tribal colleges tap US energy funds to build ‘living labs’
Tribal colleges and universities around the U.S. will be able to tap nearly $15 million in grant funding to boost clean energy development as part of the federal government's latest investment in creating more reliable and sustainable electricity generation for Native American communities.
‘I was wrongfully convicted’: Exonerated Arizonan fights to change criminal justice
Khalil Rushdan, who was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and incarcerated for 15 years, spoke at the spoke at the Innocence Network conference on April 14 and 15 in Phoenix.
Gress wants to expand Teachers Academy program
A first-term state lawmaker wants to expand the Teachers Academy program that provides scholarships to prospective public school teachers to students attending private and religious colleges.
Court reinstates death penalty for man who killed University of Arizona professor
The Arizona Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty against a man convinced of the 1995 murder of University of Arizona music professor Roy Johnson.
House passes bill to expand laws allowing sale of ‘cottage foods’ to public
With only 11 dissenting votes, the state House approved legislation Thursday to expand state laws that allow the sale of "cottage foods'' to the general public.