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

March 23, 2020 0

Arizona lawmakers mull shutting down session to prevent coronavirus spread

March 13, 2020 2 Comments

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

February 21, 2020 0

House Ethics Committee to probe complaints against Rep. Cook 

February 4, 2020 0

Proposal to repeal English immersion law stalls in Rules committee 

February 3, 2020 0

Bill intends to penalize gross stunts with food

January 21, 2020 5 Comments

Ducey goes partisan in 2020 State of the State Address 

January 17, 2020 1 Comment

Ducey wants to close Florence prison, town officials express concern

January 17, 2020 3 Comments

Shope to carry Sanctuary City bill at Ducey’s behest

January 17, 2020 0

Legislature 2020: How to spend surplus of money 

January 12, 2020 0

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

January 3, 2020 0

2nd group launches bid to legalize recreational pot

November 15, 2019 1 Comment

GOP lawmaker seeks AG opinion on smoking, vaping age regulation

October 4, 2019 1 Comment

Court allows minor league players to sue for minimum wage violations

August 19, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Between the lines

July 29, 2019 0

Lawmaker’s long-shot effort to end ‘prison gerrymandering’

July 26, 2019 1 Comment

Democrat with little political experience becomes most effective in 2019

June 24, 2019 2 Comments

Session Wrap with Charlene Fernandez 

June 23, 2019 0

Senate plans to start budget talks around Labor Day 

June 12, 2019 0

Hoffman’s early days in office calm compared to predecessors

June 3, 2019 0

Budget stalls as number of GOP holdouts grows

May 23, 2019 0

Kern spurns sex abuse victims in House committee hearing

May 20, 2019 0

House Dem budget proposal aligns mostly with Ducey’s

May 8, 2019 1 Comment

Don Shooter accuses former speaker of ‘cover-up’ in sexual harassment probe

April 16, 2019 1 Comment

The Breakdown: Off the books

April 15, 2019 0

Perfect storm brings swift end to ‘no promo homo’

April 12, 2019 1 Comment

House passes proposed repeal of ‘no promo homo’ law

April 10, 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

Police report: Stringer had sex with minors

March 29, 2019 0

Stringer resigns, ends ethics probe

March 27, 2019 0

Stringer attorney: ‘hands are tied’ on disclosing documents

March 21, 2019 0

Ethics chairman says Stringer not entitled to hearing before committee

March 6, 2019 0

Ducey firm in belief cotton farming should continue in desert

March 1, 2019 1 Comment

Lawmaker assures Gila River Indian Community contentious water bill is dead

February 25, 2019 0

Bowers yanks contentious water bill that threatened drought plan 

February 19, 2019 0

Legislative immunity measure dead

February 15, 2019 0

Bill to protect secondary-ticket sales market tabled 

February 13, 2019 0

The Breakdown: Update from the Twilight Zone

February 1, 2019 0

House to farm out Stringer ethics investigation

January 31, 2019 0

Senate committee approves vaping restrictions

January 23, 2019 1 Comment

Major League Baseball wants players exempt from minimum wage law

January 23, 2019 0

Tax-free tampons up for debate in Arizona Legislature

January 17, 2019 0

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

December 7, 2018 1 Comment

Ducey signs bill barring cities from taxing sugary drinks

March 16, 2018 0

Arizona prisons up number of sanitary napkins for inmates

February 14, 2018 0

Bill for free tampons to female prisoners likely dead 

February 12, 2018 0

Moderate GOP lawmakers exist in name only, study finds

October 20, 2017 0

Small group of Republicans buck their party, vote their conscience

October 20, 2017 0