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High turnover new trend at Arizona Legislature
Since the 2022 election, 10% of Arizona’s lawmakers have vacated the seats they were elected to.
Mayes blames lawmakers for making voucher program ‘easy to target for fraud’
Three former Empowerment Scholarship Account employees are accused of defrauding the program of more than $600,000 by using falsified birth certificates and disability diagnoses to enroll five adults, seven children and five “ghost children.”
GOP lawmakers use ballot box strategy to avoid vetoes
Republican lawmakers have stepped up the use of introducing proposed ballot measures this year to get around Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto power.
Ultra-conservative GOP lawmaker vying for Maricopa County Recorder
A state representative aligned with the conservative Freedom Caucus of the state House of Representatives announced Wednesday he is running for Maricopa County Recorder.
Deep fake political ads draw lawmakers’ attention in election year
Unable to stop "deep fakes'' in politics, state lawmakers are settling on the next best thing: requiring that viewers and listeners be told what they are seeing is not real.
Senate bill would trump court decision to ban Trump from ballot
Legislative Republicans are moving to keep Donald Trump on the Arizona ballot no matter what the courts say about whether he's disqualified from running for president.
Senate approves 2 bills related to gender identity in schools
State senators voted Monday to force teachers to "out'' students who want to be identified by a different gender to their parents.
House Democrats back to full strength after Luna-Nájera appointment
The last remaining legislative vacancy was filled by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday, giving the state House of Representatives full membership for the first time this legislative session.
4th generation chili farmer seeks unity on water
After a successful agricultural career from genetically modifying chilis to winning FFA awards, Edward Curry now has a bigger goal set for Arizona water concerns.
Court filings reveal secret grand jury interviews that led to indictments of Cochise County supervisors
The two Cochise County supervisors who face felony charges for allegedly attempting to interfere with the certification of the county’s midterm election recently filed documents in court that give glimpses of the secret grand jury interviews that led to their indictment.
Audit says state leased land to Saudi company at rates below market
State Auditor General Lindsey Perry is blasting the State Land Department for leasing land to a Saudi-owned company in western Arizona for below-market rates and not requiring it to pay for – or even report – the amount of groundwater it has been using.
Citizens’ panel chooses nominees for LD22 House vacancy
A citizen’s panel appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors selected three candidates Thursday night as recommendations for a vacancy in the state House of Representatives.
