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Arizona Senate

Nov 9, 2024

Senate president calls for Friday ballot deadline, critics warn of voter disenfranchisement

Want quicker election results? Senate President Warren Petersen says the answer is simple: Forbid voters from dropping off their early ballots on Election Day at polling places. That, he said, […]

Oct 4, 2024

Education advocates clash in pivotal state Senate race

Sen. Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, is facing her first election for the Legislative District 2 Senate seat since being appointed in 2022. Her opponent, Rep. Judy Schwiebert, D-Phoenix, said she was […]

Gov. Katie Hobbs at lecturn at press conference
Aug 12, 2024

Hobbs folds, agrees to send nominees to Senate for confirmation

Gov. Katie Hobbs has given up on her bid to force the Senate to confirm her nominees to head state agencies.

Aug 9, 2024

Tight races could leave Senate equally divided

With Democrats aiming to flip the Legislature and Republicans defending their slim majority, consultants said the Senate could see an equally split chamber for the first time since 2000. 

Apr 30, 2024

Arizona Attorney General takes another pass at delaying enforcement of abortion ban

Attorney General Kris Mayes is making one last attempt to delay the enforcement of an 1864 Arizona law that outlaws all abortions except to save the life of the mother.

abortion, Supreme Court, judge
Apr 29, 2024

The truth about Arizona’s pro-life law and 2 Republicans attacking it

Rarely does one’s decision mean life or death for thousands. But those are the stakes as Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope, and their Senate colleagues deliberate. May they choose life.

Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 24, 2024

Hobbs responds to Senate lawsuit over director nominations

State senators have no legal right to demand that Gov. Katie Hobbs immediately send them her nominations for directors to head more than a dozen state agencies, an attorney for the governor is arguing.

Nov 1, 2023

Hung jury ends Navarrete trial

A Maricopa County jury could not agree on a verdict in the child-sex trial of a former state senator.

Oct 5, 2023

Former Arizona senator rejects plea offer in child sex abuse case

Former state Sen. Tony Navarrete appears to be going to trial for sex crimes against children next week, now that lawyers determined that a plea deal “does not appear to be possible.” 

Rogers, threat
Apr 27, 2023

Recording: Rogers wants reporter to ‘learn their lesson’ with injunction

The Flagstaff Justice Court will hold an in-person hearing to consider a challenge to an injunction against harassment the court issued against an Arizona Capitol Times reporter at the request of state Senator Wendy Rogers.

Mar 14, 2022

Republican election bills continue to die in the Senate

A total of 14 Republican bills died on the Senate floor on Monday, the most bills struck down in one session in recent memory.  Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, voted against […]

Feb 18, 2022

House OKs school spending limit, Senate wavers

  After the House voted to suspend a cap on spending for public schools earlier this week, eyes turn to the Senate, which is still stalled.   Sen. President Karen Fann, […]

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