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Pardon the noise - the soothing sounds of Capitol traffic are back this week, but so are our reporters with the latest.

The special primary election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District was decided last night, and the result was surprising to some politicos.

As scandal erupted in the Republican special primary election in Arizona's 8th Congressional District, a Senate staffer was revealed to have exchanged suggestive text messages with former state Sen. Steve Montenegro.

The Arizona Capitol Times team didn't know how to say no to a "Hamilton" tribute, and "licenses schmicenses" was a real topic of conversation.

After two weeks in one crisis or another, lawmakers really got to work last week, and our reporters dug in.

The Arizona House of Representatives took a historic vote on Thursday to expel one of its members, Republican Don Shooter.

The special legislative session on opioids is over, and now, it's time to move on. But that can be easier said than done.

The governor will convene the special session on the state's opioid crisis today, and he wants to see legislation approved by Friday.

Gov. Doug Ducey's State of the State address focused on ideas that may seem easy for everyone to get behind, but the devil is always in the details.

On the inaugural episode of The Breakdown, our reporters lay out what they're expecting to see this legislative session.