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GOP legislators look to curtail emergency powers of governor

July 6, 2020 7 Comments

Even amid COVID, scandals set the tone at the Legislature

June 22, 2020 1 Comment

Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley

June 22, 2020 0

Senate abruptly adjourns, House bills go down without vote

May 26, 2020 0

Senate to resume Tuesday to vote on House bills

May 25, 2020 1 Comment

Arizona House to resume work despite Senate vote to adjourn

May 18, 2020 0

Masks become symbol of person’s politics, virtue

May 15, 2020 0

Parking lot face off with protesters leaves lawmakers shaken

May 14, 2020 0

Senate calls it quits, leaves House to decide what’s next

May 8, 2020 1 Comment

A majority under pressure reveals legislative fissures

May 7, 2020 0

Passage of resolution to overturn Ducey’s order a very long shot

May 7, 2020 1 Comment

Leaders reverse course, reconsider sine die adjournment

April 22, 2020 1 Comment

Legislature on track to adjourn May 1

April 21, 2020 0

Republicans rail against all-mail elections, but they vote by mail

April 16, 2020 0

Repubican Party opposes use of online system for ballot measures

April 12, 2020 1 Comment

Legislature won’t return April 13

April 7, 2020 0

Hobbs won’t contest legal challenge to put initiative signature gathering online

April 6, 2020 0

Legislature passes $11.8B budget, $50M for COVID-19 aid

March 23, 2020 0

Short legislative session threatens multitude of ballot proposals

March 20, 2020 0

Old tactics, new territory as lawmakers embrace partisan COVID-19 framing

March 18, 2020 1 Comment

Legislature to pass bare-bones budget this week

March 16, 2020 0

Progressives call for worker protections as legislature mulls recess

March 16, 2020 0

Arizona lawmakers mull shutting down session to prevent coronavirus spread

March 13, 2020 2 Comments

Government bodies should drop the prayers and get to work

March 2, 2020 3 Comments

Fate of most 2020 bills met at Legislature’s deadline

February 28, 2020 0

Demise of sanctuary cities measure a mixed bag of politics, protests

February 21, 2020 0

Scandals reveal murky workplace standards in Legislature

February 14, 2020 0

Legislative Democrats unveil ‘the people’s’ budget proposal

February 10, 2020 0

Senate panel approves per diem bump for lawmakers

February 10, 2020 0

Push to remake criminal justice laws hits snag in House

February 7, 2020 0

Senate leaders not interested in investigating sexual harassment allegation against Ugenti-Rita

February 6, 2020 3 Comments

Senate Democrats call for investigation of Ugenti-Rita over sexual harassment allegations

February 5, 2020 0

Ducey signs first bill into law in 2020 session

February 3, 2020 0

Big fights loom over few differences in GOP spending proposals

January 31, 2020 0

Lawmakers push bill to overturn ruling on ‘religious beliefs’

January 30, 2020 0

GOP, state ask court to keep status quo on ballot order

January 21, 2020 0

Ducey’s proposed infrastructure upgrades road to bipartisanship

January 17, 2020 0

Shope to carry Sanctuary City bill at Ducey’s behest

January 17, 2020 0

Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley

January 16, 2020 0

Q&A with Senate President Karen Fann

January 16, 2020 0

Legislative leaders plan early budget to quell holdouts

January 3, 2020 0

Legislators aim to reassert authority with early budget

November 15, 2019 1 Comment

Senate, fired Democratic staffer deadlock on reinstatement terms

November 1, 2019 1 Comment

Senate staffer who won discrimination suit wants job back

October 18, 2019 0

English immersion repeal priority of schools chief, Dems, GOP

October 11, 2019 2 Comments

Court says 2016 school funding measure illegal

October 1, 2019 0

The Breakdown: On Wednesdays we have news

September 8, 2019 0

Senate Democratic staff gets large raises

September 3, 2019 0

Time for change in vacation rental law, Ducey says

August 23, 2019 2 Comments

Construction liability bill was policymaking done right

August 16, 2019 0

Lawmakers: Ducey silent on pushing gun control measure

August 6, 2019 6 Comments

Arizona’s drought plan offers key lessons for the road ahead

August 6, 2019 2 Comments

Allen weathers criticism of racially-charged comments

July 31, 2019 1 Comment

Industrial commission hears input on proposal to prevent overpriced medication

July 2, 2019 0

Democrats discouraged despite getting more bills passed

June 24, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Wrap it up already

June 24, 2019 0

Number of lawmakers who didn’t miss a vote, day of work up from 2018

June 23, 2019 0

Committee chairs seek balance between gatekeeper and ‘God’

June 23, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Have you no honor?

June 17, 2019 0

Senate plans to start budget talks around Labor Day

June 12, 2019 0

Lawmakers to explore how to get per diem increase after veto

June 11, 2019 0

Senators’ power play gets win for sex abuse survivors

May 31, 2019 4 Comments

Arizona Senate, House pass bill for survivors of child abuse

May 27, 2019 1 Comment

Senate near on budget deal with holdout lawmaker

May 27, 2019 0

House passes budget package, Senate goes home

May 25, 2019 0

Senate determined to pass budget tonight

May 24, 2019 0

Budget stalls as number of GOP holdouts grows

May 23, 2019 0

Bill allows 10 Navajo Nation students to use Arizona vouchers across state lines

May 21, 2019 0

Republicans brace for budget battle as Dems sit on sideline

May 21, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Rumor has it

May 20, 2019 0

House, Senate leaders cut budget deal with Arizona governor

May 19, 2019 1 Comment

Legislature to start work on budget

May 16, 2019 0

Athlete who was victim of sex assault supports bill to aid victims

May 14, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Where there’s smoke…

May 13, 2019 0

More Republican senators threaten vote against budget

May 10, 2019 3 Comments

House Dem budget proposal aligns mostly with Ducey’s

May 8, 2019 1 Comment

Ducey draws line in sand on rainy-day fund

May 6, 2019 0

Preliminary Senate budget defies Ducey’s priorities

May 2, 2019 0

Senate sours on lemonade as official state drink

April 24, 2019 3 Comments

100 days of session and no end in sight

April 17, 2019 0

House to vote on repeal of ‘no promo homo’ law

April 10, 2019 0

Minimum wage bill on hold in Senate Rules Committee

April 1, 2019 0

Police report: Stringer had sex with minors

March 29, 2019 0

Vehicle license fee to play major role in budget talks

March 8, 2019 0

Arizona lawmakers debate cap on children’s health program

February 18, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Just roll with it

February 18, 2019 2 Comments

Let’s harness the power of free-markets to find conservation, environmental solutions

February 15, 2019 0

Mesnard: Ducey’s tax conformity depends on Dems

February 14, 2019 1 Comment

Give voters say on 1-cent tax to fund public schools

February 13, 2019 0

Democrats: Water plan missing conservation requirement

January 18, 2019 0

Q&A with Senate Minority Leader David Bradley

January 18, 2019 0

Q&A with Senate President Karen Fann

January 18, 2019 0

Speaker, some lawmakers resistant to Ducey’s push to end legislative immunity

January 15, 2019 0

Tax-hike plan from conservative changes school-funding debate

January 11, 2019 5 Comments

The Breakdown: Session is coming

January 7, 2019 0

New GOP leaders of Arizona Legislature lay out priorities

December 26, 2018 0

Slow vote count spurs talk of changes in election laws

November 23, 2018 0

Lawmakers jockey for leadership roles in House, Senate

November 2, 2018 0

Specter of split chamber looms over Senate president race

September 17, 2018 0

Political newcomer among leaders in campaign fundraising for legislature

July 23, 2018 0

LD1 incumbents say they have political targets are on their backs

July 13, 2018 0

Lack of impact data stalls bills to bar digital goods’ tax

March 9, 2018 0

Arizona texting ban inches closer to passage

February 6, 2018 0

Legislature passes opioids package

January 25, 2018 0

Moderate GOP lawmakers exist in name only, study finds

October 20, 2017 0