Lawmaker introduces legislation to counter winning abortion ballot measure
A Tucson lawmaker wants voters to revisit – and at least partly reverse – their decision to enshrine the right to abortion in the Arizona Constitution.
Republicans move to bypass governor’s veto on election legislation
With Gov. Katie Hobbs signaling opposition to a Republican proposal to speed up election results in Arizona, the measure is on a path for voters to decide.
Arizona’s next execution set
The state is set to conduct its first execution in two years next month.
GOP lawmaker wants to cap university president salaries
The head of the Senate Education Committee thinks the salaries of the presidents of state's the three universities is "obscenely high.''
Lawmaker proposes change to legislative immunity provision
A Prescott Valley legislator wants to ask Arizonans if they are fed up with providing a form of immunity to colleagues who break traffic laws.
Jay Kaprosy: Technician who loves policy and a good debate
As a lobbyist, Jay Kaprosy realizes that very few people know what he does for a living or what the term actually means.
Keshel threatens to investigate judge over pending family-court cases
A state representative threatened to investigate a Maricopa County Superior Court judge if they didn’t discuss some of the judge’s recent family court rulings – which judges are prohibited from doing under the state’s judicial conduct rules.
Lawmaker proposes renaming Corporation Commission for better awareness
Lawmakers, activists and members of the Arizona Corporation Commission have lamented that voters do not understand the significance of the utility regulation body, but one senator is hoping to correct that by changing the agency’s name.
Nearly $40M theft triggers bills to help state auditor
Arizona lawmakers want to empower state auditors to have better access to financial documents from government agencies that are under audit after a former county treasurer stole nearly $40 million from Santa Cruz County.
Democrats’ groundwater proposal still awaits committee hearing
Several lawmakers and stakeholders are willing to work with the Governor’s Office and Democrats who introduced new legislation to counter groundwater shortages in rural areas.
Rental assistance proposed for people facing short-term hardship
Tenants facing eviction or coming up short before the first of the month could see rental assistance from the state under legislation underway in both chambers.
GOP bill advances banning AG from charging county supervisors
Republican lawmakers are moving to hobble the ability of the attorney general to force county supervisors to do what courts have said is their job – certify election results.