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Senate to vote again on shielding lottery winners
The Arizona Senate is set to vote again on a bill allowing lottery winners to keep their anonymity. The Senate rejected Republican Rep. John Kavanagh's bill on a 16-11 vote last week but it is on the calendar for a reconsideration vote Tuesday. The House voted 51-8 in favor of the bill in February.
Ariz. prosecutors withdraws med pot bill support
An Arizona prosecuting-attorneys association is withdrawing its support for a medical marijuana bill it helped craft and is aimed at protecting children from accidentally eating medical cannabis.
Brewer increases Arizona campaign finance limits
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law Thursday a Republican-backed measure that wildly increases campaign finance limits and undermines the state's public campaign funding program enacted by voters to limit money in politics.
Lawmakers continue their quest to use gold and silver as legal tender
The Arizona Senate is poised to take a final vote on a bill to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state, but officials are at least a year away — if not longer — from setting up a system for Arizonans to use gold and silver to make purchases.
Arizona weighs unemployment tax break for churches
The Arizona Senate is backing a bill that would allow religious organizations to avoid paying unemployment taxes for educational and day care workers.
Arizona Senate passes ban on spam text messages
The Arizona Senate has joined the House in passing a ban on marketers sending unsolicited text messages to cellphones.
Arizona Senate rejects tougher teacher evaluations
The Arizona Senate has rejected a bill making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers.
Senate rejects texting while driving amendment
The Arizona Senate has rejected an effort to create a statewide ban on texting while driving by amending an existing House bill.
Senate passes bill raising militia age
People above the age of 45 will be able to volunteer for the state militia if a bill passed by the Arizona Senate becomes law.
Republicans defeat Democrats’ gun safety amendments
The Arizona Senate today defeated 18 amendments sponsored by Democrats for a bill to prevent the destruction of firearms surrendered to law enforcement agencies.
Judges hear GOP redistricting map challenge
Federal judges hearing a civil suit brought by Republican voters who claim the state's new legislative maps were illegally drawn to benefit Democrats questioned lawyers Friday about whether some members of the commission that made the maps were free of political influence.
Senate split leaves little room for error
Unlike the supermajority Senate Republicans enjoyed under the leadership of Russell Pearce and Steve Pierce in 2011 and 2012, Senate President Andy Biggs has been forced to work with the chamber’s slimmest majority in years, leaving little room for error on the Senate floor.
