Hobbs signs tamale bill
Sometime this summer, something already occurring on Arizona streets will be legal.
Lawmakers consider break to negotiate budget
Lawmakers could take a break in the legislative session due to budget holdouts, according to Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills
Most Arizonans agree post-secondary education a must
Found in an Education Forward survey, 90% of voters on both sides of the aisle agree that post-secondary education improves quality of life.
GOP lawmakers seek to regulate student showers in public schools
State lawmakers are moving to forbid public schools from letting students shower with anyone other than those who have the same sex organs.
House gives Commerce Authority continuation new life
Republicans in the state House of Representatives revived a measure on Monday that would continue an agency that’s in the crosshairs of the Arizona Freedom Caucus.
Bill would get state involved in student discipline
Schools whose administrators don't impose discipline at least three out of every four times requested by a teacher would lose academic standings under the terms of legislation given preliminary approval Wednesday by the state House.
GOP lawmakers seek investigation of AG’s ‘abuse of power’
Republicans in the state legislature are increasing their efforts on keeping Democratic executive officials in check with a new committee that will start with investigating the attorney general.
Kari Lake concedes defamation lawsuit brought by fellow Republican
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against former gubernatorial and current Senate candidate Kari Lake is ending in a default judgment in Richer’s favor.
New voucher rulebook delayed a year for parent input
Following backlash from parents in the Empowerment Scholarship Account program and Republican lawmakers, the State Board of Education adopted last year’s program handbook in lieu of approving a new redlined draft from the Arizona Department of Education today.
Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona’s top election official
An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Fake elector lashes out at attorney general, governor
Fake elector Anthony Kern is accusing Attorney General Kris Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs of seeking to send him to jail.
Senator seeks end to Arizona Commerce Authority
A fight over the future of the Arizona Commerce Authority is turning into a war of wills and, with a deadline approaching, possibly a game of political chicken.