The Breakdown: G-oh!-P
Phoenix is heating up and the sky may be falling. The state GOP led by Kelli Ward came out in support of a tax hike this week. But is it too late?
The Breakdown: #48
Arizona is on its way to joining 47 other states that have banned texting while driving.
The Breakdown: Off the books
Last week, the state struck down a decades-old law prohibiting education around safe homosexual lifestyles. What led to the removal of the so-called “no promo homo” law 28 years later?
The Breakdown: In other news
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk has been targeting medical marijuana patients using extracts – until recently anyway. We’ll actually have that story for you this week.
The Breakdown: The end
After nearly a year of resisting calls for his resignation, David Stringer has left the House of Representatives. Who will take his place?
The Breakdown: Leave it up to fate
Gov. Doug Ducey is poised to appoint more judges than any other governor in the state’s history.
The Breakdown: Livin’ on a prayer
Gov. Doug Ducey gets to choose from among five candidates to be the next justice on Arizona’s Supreme Court.
The Breakdown: No ragrets
Another session, another missed opportunity to fully fund special education programs.
The Breakdown: You’re killing me, session
The Legislature is contemplating a bill that would diminish the death penalty law for the first time since 1973. And you might be surprised to hear who’s pushing it.
The Breakdown: Just roll with it
With no clear resolution ahead in the battle between the governor and Republican legislators, budget talks could take a turn toward empowering the minority party.
The Breakdown: About that DCP deadline
At long last, the Arizona Legislature has voted to sign onto the multi-state Drought Contingency Plan. Why then does it seem we’re not out of the *ahem* water yet?
The Breakdown: Is this the Twilight Zone?
We’ve got one thing on our minds this week, and chances are you’ve already guessed it.