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House panel hears about bot attack on Taylor Swift tickets
A House panel passed two bills on Tuesday aimed at protecting event venue ticket buyers from price-gouging and fraudulent tickets like when a bot attack prevented thousands of people from buying tickets to see Taylor Swift during her 2023 “Eras” tour.
Hobbs responds to Senate lawsuit over director nominations
State senators have no legal right to demand that Gov. Katie Hobbs immediately send them her nominations for directors to head more than a dozen state agencies, an attorney for the governor is arguing.
LD17 shows GOP struggle between moderate, MAGA candidates
The national war over who is a true Republican is playing out in Southern Arizona, with a leading social conservative trying to kill the bid by a former senator to get his seat back.
Lab meat measure gets committee’s approval
Saying they want to prevent consumer confusion, members of a House panel voted Monday to make it illegal to call anything grown in a laboratory as meat or poultry.
Proposed law allows cremated remains be used as garden mulch
It's not quite ashes to ashes. But there's an element of dust to dust in some new legislation to allow Arizonans to make garden mulch out of the dearly departed.
House committee approves ‘tamale bill’
A measure designed to finally legalize the already common practice of people selling home-made tamales and similar goods cleared its first hurdle Wednesday.
Lawmakers debate whether sunset reviews becoming weaponized
Arizona’s Freedom Caucus leader tightened the reins on state agencies Wednesday by announcing the Senate Government Committee would recommend only two-year continuations for the 10 agencies on the agenda up for a sunset review.
Border sheriffs make their case on border to lawmakers
Two border sheriffs addressed state lawmakers during a special joint legislative session calling for legislative action and support for law enforcement’s border efforts.
Mayes: Commerce Authority ‘CEO forums’ illegal
The wining and dining of corporate CEOs by the Arizona Commerce Authority is unconstitutional, Attorney General Kris Mayes said Tuesday.
Yee pans Hobbs Prop 123 extension proposal
Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her plan to extend Proposition 123 and increase the percentage allocated from the state’s land trust to 8.9% to fund schools, raise teacher and school staff pay, and invest in school safety.
Judge rules No Labels can refuse to let candidates run under its banner
Arizonans can't run for office under the No Labels banner unless the party gives them permission.
Lawmaker wants non-planet designated state planet
Pluto may not be a planet according to the guidelines uses by astronomers. But as far as Rep. Justin Wilmeth is concerned, it should still be Arizona's planet.
