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House Speaker J.D. Mesnard sat down with the Arizona Capitol Times to discuss his priorities for the 2018 legislative session and what it would take for him to call his last year in the House a success.

An Apache Junction Republican has introduced legislation that would permanently extend a state sales tax that generates more than $644 million in annual funding for public schools.

The House harassment policy does not currently include a statute of limitations on sexual or workplace harassment claims, but the question of the time limit led to a heated debate on the House floor January 9.

People who are deaf or hard of hearing can now watch Arizona legislative hearings live through looping technology and access a live captioning service.

A veteran state lawmaker is carving out what one lawyer calls a large and "blatant'' exemption to the state's public records law.

In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear arguments by Attorney General Mark Brnovich that the Court of Appeals erred last year when it voided a 2012 law which made possession of the drug on campuses a crime.

Peten said she’s undecided on whether she’ll file a formal complaint under the House’s harassment policy, under which she could make her case that displaying the flag constitutes a hostile work environment.

Rep. Vince Leach introduced HB 2066 which would let the state Department of Health Services use what it does not need to run the program for "education, awareness and prevention messaging.''

The proposal would put an immediate $100 million this coming school year into an account that is earmarked for "soft capital,'' things like computers, books and school buses.

The Peoria Republican’s resignation became official at roughly 5 p.m. Monday evening, ending speculation about when Lesko would abandon her seat in Legislative District 21 to focus on a congressional run