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Lawmakers object to desal process, can’t do anything about it

December 21, 2022 2 Comments

Ducey, lawmakers disagree on special session support 

December 15, 2022 0

Special session pushed to avoid over $1B in school funding cuts

September 15, 2022 0

State flush with cash makes for difficult budget negotiations

April 8, 2022 0

Tax hike to aid fire districts advances

March 25, 2022 0

Senate panel moves bill to create Lt. Governor

February 17, 2022 0

Hobbs damaged by Senate staffer verdict

November 16, 2021 0

Getting around public records law

August 27, 2021 0

Driving forward for clean air, climate action in Phoenix

July 26, 2021 0

Q&A with Senate Minority Leader Rebecca Rios

July 19, 2021 0

Senate threatens lawsuit if Maricopa County balks at potential subpoenas

July 15, 2021 0

Lawmaker: Retaliation behind Dem votes on vaping bill

May 6, 2021 0

Bet on it – sports wagering to become law

April 12, 2021 0

Dissension over masks returns in Senate, House

April 2, 2021 0

Proposed law requires governor to meet with emergency panel

March 10, 2021 0

Senate moves to restrict early voting

March 8, 2021 2 Comments

Senate passes voucher expansion bill

February 15, 2021 1 Comment

Democrats irked at barefaced Republicans, don’t file complaints

February 12, 2021 2 Comments

Covid, unrest affect look, feel of legislative session

January 8, 2021 0

Ban on evictions to end, COVID-19 cases spike

December 8, 2020 0

Bowers, Fann retain leadership posts; Dems choose Bolding, Rios

November 11, 2020 0

Arizona stymied in taking ‘next logical step’ toward equality

August 14, 2020 0

Senate abruptly adjourns, House bills go down without vote

May 26, 2020 0

Lobbyist: Ugenti-Rita sexually harassed her before Shooter expulsion

February 4, 2020 0

In their words: Pete Rios

December 16, 2019 0

Democrats discouraged despite getting more bills passed

June 24, 2019 0

Dems complain panel to pick judges lacks diversity

April 30, 2019 0

Senate passes bill to protect vulnerable adults

February 28, 2019 0

Q&A with House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez

January 18, 2019 0

Lawmakers jockey for leadership roles in House, Senate

November 2, 2018 0

3 Democrats jockey for position of House minority leader

September 24, 2018 0

Wrap up with Rebecca Rios

May 29, 2018 0

Accuser smeared in wake of lawmaker’s expulsion

May 29, 2018 0

The Breakdown: Session Wrap Edition

May 29, 2018 0

Lasting effect of grassroots movements at Capitol questioned

May 25, 2018 1 Comment

Dems for sales tax hikes before they were against them

April 26, 2018 0

Racial slur at center of lengthy House floor debate

April 25, 2018 0

Ducey pay plan puts Democrats in catch-22

April 19, 2018 0

Dem House freshmen break tradition, turn up the ‘volume’

March 30, 2018 0

Ducey school-shooter proposal adds cops, mental-health services to campuses

March 19, 2018 3 Comments

House GOP, Dem leadership ‘babysit’ personality conflict

March 19, 2018 0

Ducey aims for ‘school safety,’ not guns to address shootings

March 15, 2018 0

Lawmaker apologizes for Kotex-pillow delivery gone awry

March 8, 2018 2 Comments

House bill to limit Good Samaritan provision of opioids law fails

February 15, 2018 0

Ducey courts school districts with more K-12 money

January 19, 2018 0

Ethics complaint against House Democratic leader dismissed

December 6, 2017 0

Male House GOP members join women in seeking Ugenti-Rita’s suspension from leadership

December 5, 2017 0

Four women lawmakers call for Ugenti-Rita, Rios to be suspended from leadership roles in House

December 1, 2017 1 Comment

Democrats oppose locating recidivism center in south Phoenix

December 1, 2017 2 Comments

Mesnard approves funding for legal expenses for lawmakers involved in sexual harassment inquiry

November 28, 2017 0

Jodi Liggett

November 27, 2017 0

Dem legislator levels accusation of “inappropriate” relationship

November 15, 2017 0

House Dem leader crosses aisle more often than party colleagues

October 13, 2017 0

Livingston accuses Blanc of doctoring referendum petitions, calls for resignation

September 8, 2017 0

Rubalcava resigns from House, cites family

July 19, 2017 0

Wrap up with Rebecca Rios

June 6, 2017 0

Testy session, debates marked by use of ‘impugning’ rule in House

June 5, 2017 0

Democrats almost had a voice in budget process, but Republicans didn’t hear them

June 2, 2017 1 Comment