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Repeal, replace ‘21 tax cut aims at Prop. 307

January 6, 2022 0

Cities, towns seek transportation tax extension

November 24, 2021 0

Senate panel chair hot seat in 2022

October 7, 2021 0

Pratt – elder statesman of Legislature – dies

September 21, 2021 0

Audit stirs dissension among GOP senators

July 23, 2021 0

Special session yields $100M package for wildfires

June 17, 2021 0

House, Senate panels pass wildfire relief amid debate on climate change

June 16, 2021 0

Ducey orders end to universities’ policies for unvaccinated students

June 15, 2021 0

Ducey to override universities’ policies for unvaccinated students

June 15, 2021 0

Ducey calls special session to address wildfires, aftermath

June 10, 2021 0

Governor’s budget ‘tantrum’ miffs lawmakers

June 3, 2021 0

Passing $12.8B budget means appeasing several Republicans

May 24, 2021 0

Republican lawmakers propose flat tax, $12.8B budget

May 18, 2021 0

‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition

May 14, 2021 0

GOP senators keep distance from election audit

May 13, 2021 0

Bet on it – sports wagering to become law

April 12, 2021 0

Telehealth bill allows medical professionals to make critical decisions

April 2, 2021 0

Legislation that changes ELL program gains support

March 29, 2021 0

Bill to require clergy to report child sex abuse dies in Senate

March 23, 2021 0

Senate to consider restriction on school expulsions, suspensions

March 23, 2021 0

Lawmakers assert power grab over state offices

March 19, 2021 0

Gambling bill stalls in senate as politics take shape

March 19, 2021 0

House panels Oks bill to let college athletes profit from skills

March 9, 2021 0

Boyer’s vote triggers threats of violence, retribution

February 11, 2021 0

GOP lawmakers demand Ward allow audit of her election

February 4, 2021 0

Details emerge on gambling expansion

February 1, 2021 0

Proposal would add 30 members to AZ House

January 22, 2021 2 Comments

GOP divide spurs call to arms, doxing

December 10, 2020 0

Dissension in AZGOP as Trump dumps Ducey

December 4, 2020 8 Comments

Supreme Court declines baseball wage case

October 5, 2020 0

Decade of Dem gains sets stage for nail-biter legislative races

September 25, 2020 1 Comment

Democrats, Ducey PAC, begin election spending

September 7, 2020 1 Comment

Progressive organizers continue winning streak in truncated session

June 22, 2020 0

Q&A with House Speaker Rusty Bowers

June 19, 2020 0

Curfew OK for conservatives who opposed stay-at-home order

June 5, 2020 1 Comment

House set to begin votes on bills Tuesday

May 18, 2020 0

Legislature on track to adjourn May 1

April 21, 2020 0

Spending 2020: From $1B windfall to survival

April 17, 2020 0

Cook: Ethics probe now a ‘public prosecution’

April 14, 2020 0

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 2 Comments

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