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Arizona House approves university bonding, Senate up next
The Arizona House approved the most contentious part of a $9.8 billion state budget package this evening, clearing the way for approval of the spending plan in that chamber. The focus...
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Senate panel moves to keep State Parks Board
Democrats fail to modify ‘harsh’ sanctions in cash assistance bill
Democrats tried to get rid of some strings attached to a restoration of cash assistance benefits pushed by Gov. Doug Ducey, but their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. The Arizona Senate...
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Arizona Senate votes to seize assets of those who plan, participate in protests that turn violent
(UPDATE: Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard said his chamber will not consider SB1142, meaning the bill is effectively dead.) Claiming people are being paid to riot, Republican state senators voted...
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Senate panel advances Coyotes arena proposal, but legislators remain wary
Q&A: New Senate President Yarbrough focused on fiscal stability
Senate President Steve Yarbrough (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times) Senate President Steve Yarbrough takes the helm of the Senate this session, culminating 14 years...
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Outgoing House Speaker Gowan creates 2018 Senate committee
House Speaker David Gowan (Photo by Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services) Outgoing Arizona House Speaker David Gowan has created a political committee to seek a state...
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House, Senate to undergo security renovations in response to global attacks
As his parting gift to the “People’s House” Arizona House Speaker David Gowan is installing metal detectors, gun lockers and is overhauling the House lobby, to the tune of at...
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Meyer envisions a split Senate, and Brophy McGee has ‘heck of a fight’
On the campaign trail, Rep. Eric Meyer is not shying away from the potentially historic significance his election to the Senate could have. The Paradise Valley Democrat, running for an...
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Democrats optimistic about chance for gains in state Senate
Chad Campbell said he’s been the first to dismiss past claims that Democrats can turn the Arizona Legislature from red to blue. But after the August 30 primary election, even...
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The rundown: Here’s who won and lost the primary races
Challengers dealt incumbents a few major upsets in Tuesday’s primary, and one of those could be the Democrats’ path to a 15-15 tie in the Arizona Senate. In the Legislative...
