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Farnsworth seeks return to AZ House
Eddie Farnsworth, a former Republican legislative leader, is hoping to return to the Arizona House of Representatives this fall after a 2008 defeat in a Republican Senate primary race.
Yale-educated Vogt says he’s receptive to Dems’ ideas
This was not the way Ted Vogt imagined his final semester of law school. It began normally enough, with classes and a clerkship and the inevitable plans to take the Bar exam and line up employment after graduation.
Cubs stadium bill passes House minus rental car tax
Legislation that aims to ensure the Chicago Cubs continue to call Mesa home for spring training baseball was stripped of its controversial provisions today and approved by the Arizona House of Representatives, though work on the matter is far from done.
Bill to make illegal immigrants trespassers stalls in House
A sweeping immigration enforcement bill that would require police officers to enforce federal immigration laws and make all illegal immigrants criminal trespassers was slated to be voted on in the House today, but the effort stalled when Republican support started to slip.
Panel OKs ban of roadside puppy, turtle sales
Roadside sales of puppies and turtles would be banned statewide under a proposal that easily cleared a House panel.
Anti-knife law restriction bill gets through House committee
Cities, counties and other governmental entities would be forbidden from restricting people's use of knives under a bill winding its way through the legislative process.
Vogt replaces Antenori in Arizona House
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has selected Ted Vogt to fill a vacancy in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Proposal for public notices committee clears House
The state House passed a bill March 3 that would establish a committee to examine the most cost efficient and effective ways for local governments to publish legal notices as required by statute.
New House member Reeve a conservative, but not an ideologue
Arizona's newest state legislator said she sees beauty in the Socratic Method, by which opposing views on an issue submit to questions and debate ideas.
Rep. Amanda Reeve, a Phoenix Republican, said she doesn't subscribe to the my-way-or-the-highway style of politics.
Paralegal chosen as Crump replacement
In what Chairman Don Stapley acknowledged is becoming a regular event for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the group on Feb. 17 chose another new state lawmaker.
Sine die: 5 of 6 bills pass
A disagreement between the Senate and the House over the timing of a bill aimed at lowering business taxes and creating jobs derailed one of the six measures the Legislature crafted during the special session.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly at first. The Senate passed all six budget bills Feb. 2 with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
Hostile amendment slows House passage of budget bill
The fate of a bill that would delay payments to schools and universities as a deficit-closing gimmick is in question after the House of Representatives amended the measure, linking its enactment to a jobs creation and business tax cut bill that is stalled in the Senate.
