Two weeks after a House panel killed an effort to gut the state's public campaign finance system, a revised version of the measure to end Clean Elections was approved by the same committee.
Read More »Bill to cap state debt advances to House floor
A measure that would change the state's borrowing habits cleared a House panel today, but its future remains uncertain as the legislative session nears its final days.
Read More »Arizona Legislature buckling to feds on health care spending
The Arizona Legislature has taken the first step to repeal cuts to health care programs in order to comply with the federal health care law and avoid losing nearly $8 billion in federal funding.
Read More »‘Birther’ bill ready for final vote in Arizona House
The House today gave preliminary approval to a bill that will require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before their names can appear on an Arizona ballot. The provision, which came in the form of a floor amendment to a ...
Read More »Burges’ ‘birther’ amendment slated for hearing
The House today will consider an amendment that would require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before their names can appear on an Arizona ballot.
Read More »Facing defeat, measures to gut Clean Elections system held in committee
A pair of measures designed to gut the Clean Elections campaign finance system were held in the House Judiciary Committee after it became apparent the legislation would have been defeated.
Read More »House panel OKs concealed weapons without permits
A bill that would let gun owners carry a concealed weapon without a permit cleared a hurdle in the Arizona House of Representatives March 25 and is now ready for a formal vote.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
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