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WIFA comes into focus with Ducey picks

October 6, 2022 0

Legal battle over anti-dark money initiative heads to Arizona Supreme Court

August 23, 2022 0

Lawmakers who lost primaries plan next steps

August 18, 2022 0

Ducey signs bill to address dwindling water supply

July 6, 2022 0

Budget proposal killed in House committee

April 20, 2022 0

Special session sought to fix PC snafu

March 18, 2022 0

Court makes statement, rules against lawmakers

January 6, 2022 0

Slew of newcomers fill empty seats in Legislature

December 3, 2021 0

Lawmakers ponder water legislation for ‘22

November 24, 2021 0

Fann not running for re-election

November 1, 2021 0

Pratt – elder statesman of Legislature – dies

September 21, 2021 0

Rep. Lieberman resigns to run for governor

September 20, 2021 0

Hayden bust stolen from Capitol grounds

September 14, 2021 0

Employment law attorneys say Biden vax edict legal

September 13, 2021 0

Ducey, Bowers welcome Afghan refugees to state

August 19, 2021 0

Water shortage to keep Legislature busy in ‘22

August 19, 2021 0

Constituents press lawmakers to ban CRT

August 13, 2021 0

Crowd’s treatment of Ugenti-Rita heightens Senate discord

July 30, 2021 0

Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers

July 16, 2021 0

Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers

July 16, 2021 0

Passing bills means wise choices, gaining support

July 16, 2021 0

Blackman prisoner release bill fails – again

July 16, 2021 0

Election audit overshadows work in Senate

July 16, 2021 0

Blackman takes Fann to task over comments on criminal justice bill

July 9, 2021 0

House ends session with flurry of bills

July 1, 2021 0

Sine finally die!

June 30, 2021 0

House Republicans pass massive tax cuts, measure goes to Ducey

June 24, 2021 1 Comment

House Dems walk out stalls GOP budget

June 22, 2021 0

House Dems torpedo GOP efforts to pass budget

June 22, 2021 0

Bowers: ‘delicious’ irony group failed to recall him

June 18, 2021 1 Comment

Special session yields $100M package for wildfires

June 17, 2021 0

Ducey wants $100M for wildfires

June 14, 2021 0

Ducey calls special session to address wildfires, aftermath

June 10, 2021 0

‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition

May 14, 2021 0

Proposal to give ‘Dreamers’ in-state tuition goes to ballot

May 10, 2021 0

GOP lawmaker kills election bill, threatens to torpedo session

April 22, 2021 0

Ducey vetoes sex ed bill, issues executive order instead

April 20, 2021 0

Fetal heartbeat bill stalls in Senate

April 6, 2021 0

House, Senate discard mask requirement

March 29, 2021 2 Comments

Bill criminalizing some abortions advances

March 17, 2021 0

Bipartisan ‘political science experiment’ plays in Legislature

March 12, 2021 1 Comment

Election measures keep moving along partisan lines

March 11, 2021 1 Comment

3 health care reforms that Republicans oppose

February 26, 2021 0

Push to change election laws triggers GOP infighting

February 19, 2021 0

GOP senators take revenge on Boyer

February 16, 2021 1 Comment

House panel to tackle bills on rioters, defunding police

February 12, 2021 0

Boyer’s vote triggers threats of violence, retribution

February 11, 2021 0

Lawmakers’ focus veers from Covid relief in 1st weeks of session

February 4, 2021 0

GOP divide spurs call to arms, doxing

December 10, 2020 0

State Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to void election

December 8, 2020 0

Dissension in AZGOP as Trump dumps Ducey

December 4, 2020 8 Comments

Good revenues belie looming budget uncertainty

December 3, 2020 0

Prop 208 heads to court

November 30, 2020 1 Comment

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

November 11, 2020 0

Fann selects Republican Douglas York for IRC

October 30, 2020 0

Fernandez, rebuffed by judge, picks Shereen Lerner for IRC

October 29, 2020 0

State asks court to dismiss redistricting lawsuit

October 28, 2020 3 Comments

When, who picks IRC members a political pickle

October 16, 2020 1 Comment

GOP offers body cam support – Dems optimistic, but …

October 2, 2020 0

From luaus to private parties, fundraising persists despite COVID

September 17, 2020 0

Toma, Kavanagh, Kern gunning for House majority leader

August 28, 2020 0

Special session push exposes legislative discord

August 27, 2020 0

Powerless lawmakers meet with owners of closed businesses

August 24, 2020 1 Comment

State’s 3 universities are powerhouses in struggle against virus

July 15, 2020 1 Comment

Even amid COVID, scandals set the tone at the Legislature

June 22, 2020 1 Comment

Sex ed legislation fizzles early in effort to avoid controversy

June 22, 2020 0

Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers

June 19, 2020 0

Lawmaker calls Supreme Court ruling ‘partial’ victory for LGBTQ

June 15, 2020 2 Comments

Capitol pivots to create agenda for special session(s)

May 29, 2020 0

House adjourns, bringing session to uneasy close

May 21, 2020 0

House set to begin votes on bills Tuesday

May 18, 2020 0

House resumes work, pushes liability bill

May 18, 2020 0

Arizona House to resume work despite Senate vote to adjourn

May 18, 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

Leaders reverse course, reconsider sine die adjournment

April 22, 2020 2 Comments

Legislature on track to adjourn May 1

April 21, 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

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

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

Republican senators paying this year for 2019 budget holdout

March 6, 2020 0

Chaos predicted for 3 proposals that weaken voters’ power

March 6, 2020 2 Comments

House GOP caucus cold to gas tax proposal

February 28, 2020 0

Utah students could benefit from proposed Arizona voucher expansion

February 13, 2020 1 Comment

House Ethics Committee to probe complaints against Rep. Cook

February 4, 2020 0

Lawmakers push bill to overturn ruling on ‘religious beliefs’

January 30, 2020 0

Love letters from lawmaker to lobbyist raise ethical questions

January 22, 2020 0

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

January 21, 2020 0

Shope to carry Sanctuary City bill at Ducey’s behest

January 17, 2020 0

Q&A with House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez

January 16, 2020 0

Q&A with Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers

January 16, 2020 0

House GOP policy plan covers old ground, unfinished battles

January 9, 2020 0

Bill bans sex ed in elementary, middle schools

January 8, 2020 4 Comments

House Code of Conduct should include funds for time-out chairs

January 3, 2020 0

Republicans paint Democrat Hoffman as state’s political fiend

September 20, 2019 0

Speaker says Planned Parenthood, SPI Hoffman trying to sexually radicalize children

September 16, 2019 4 Comments

Court, state work on new legal protections related to facial recognition

August 16, 2019 0

House speaker gives generous bonuses to opposing party’s staff

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

2019: Moments of bipartisanship mixed with rough politics

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

Session Wrap with Charlene Fernandez

June 23, 2019 0

Session Wrap with Rusty Bowers

June 23, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Have you no honor?

June 17, 2019 0

Prosecutors’ honor questioned as criminal justice measures die

June 14, 2019 4 Comments

The Breakdown: Our watch has ended

May 29, 2019 0

Budget stalls as number of GOP holdouts grows

May 23, 2019 0

House preliminarily approves pro-life proposal

May 23, 2019 1 Comment

House Republican threatens vote against budget

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

Kern spurns sex abuse victims in House committee hearing

May 20, 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

Ducey prefers to educate parents on vaccinations, not force them

May 17, 2019 0

Legislature to start work on budget

May 16, 2019 0

House votes to raise age to smoke, vape to 21

May 15, 2019 0

Lawmaker to take bid to ban politics in classroom to ballot

May 7, 2019 0

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

April 10, 2019 0

House to create code of conduct in wake of Stringer resignation

April 3, 2019 1 Comment

House suspends floor votes until Republicans at full strength

April 1, 2019 0

Police report: Stringer had sex with minors

March 29, 2019 0

Sex offenders get chance to end life-long registration under House proposal

March 29, 2019 1 Comment

Former Senate president Pierce frontrunner to replace Stringer

March 28, 2019 1 Comment

Stringer resigns, ends ethics probe

March 27, 2019 0

Arizona charter school legislation appears dead

March 26, 2019 0

Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead

February 25, 2019 0

The Breakdown: You’re killing me, session

February 25, 2019 0

Bowers yanks contentious water bill that threatened drought plan

February 19, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Just roll with it

February 18, 2019 2 Comments

Bowers forges ahead with water bill that could torpedo drought plan

February 15, 2019 0

Gila River threatens to pull out of Drought Contingency Plan

February 14, 2019 0

Mesnard: Ducey’s tax conformity depends on Dems

February 14, 2019 1 Comment

We must take care of the Colorado River for economic prosperity, life

February 4, 2019 2 Comments

The Breakdown: Update from the Twilight Zone

February 1, 2019 0

State Bar investigation adds to Stringer’s woes

January 30, 2019 0

Disabilities council offers legislative fixes to sexual abuse of vulnerable adults

January 29, 2019 0

Dems: House restriction on debate silences minority

January 29, 2019 1 Comment

Rep. Stringer apologizes to colleagues on House floor

January 24, 2019 2 Comments

Lawmakers hear testimony on abuse of people with disabilities

January 24, 2019 0

Gila River threatens to pull out of drought contingency plan

January 21, 2019 1 Comment

The Breakdown: Water, water everywhere

January 21, 2019 0

Q&A with House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez

January 18, 2019 0

Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers

January 18, 2019 0

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

January 15, 2019 0

Legislature to tackle omnibus drought plan bill

January 9, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Session is coming

January 7, 2019 0

New GOP leaders of Arizona Legislature lay out priorities

December 26, 2018 0

Governing the conduct of legislators is tricky, unprecedented

December 14, 2018 1 Comment

2nd straight year of calls for a lawmaker’s ouster

December 7, 2018 1 Comment

Bowers dissolves committee tasked with tackling criminal justice reform

December 4, 2018 1 Comment

Facing slim majority, House Republicans beef up key committees

November 30, 2018 0

House Republicans choose Rep. Bowers to lead them

November 7, 2018 0

Governor’s Office immersed in drought talks, water policy do-over

November 2, 2018 0

Lawmakers jockey for leadership roles in House, Senate

November 2, 2018 0

4 Republican lawmakers line up for race to run House

September 10, 2018 0

Timing of Worsley retirement leaves LD25 Republicans angry

June 22, 2018 0

State’s largest trade schools to get additional funds in FY 2019

June 4, 2018 0

Water policy push dries up for Ducey

May 25, 2018 0

Bribery case witness list includes elected officials past and present

May 10, 2018 0

House panel gives blessing to ‘God enriches’ bill

March 5, 2018 5 Comments

House panel moves bill to lower minimum age to be elected

February 19, 2018 1 Comment

Small group of Republicans buck their party, vote their conscience

October 20, 2017 0

Water policy remake stirs fight unlike others in state history

September 8, 2017 1 Comment