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Senate skips vote on Planned Parenthood funding
The Arizona Senate on Thursday skipped a scheduled to vote on a bill to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving public funding through the state for non-abortion health services. Senate approval would complete legislative action on the bill already approved by the House.
House OKs bill protecting licensed workers who deny services on religious grounds
Arizona workers would not lose their professional licenses for denying services on religious grounds under a new bill, although supporters acknowledged they knew of no cases where such action had occurred.
AZ Senate OKs bill on guns in public buildings
A bill that would allow people to carry guns into public buildings where they're currently banned has met final approval by the Arizona Senate.
AZ Senate rejects new bans on meals, donations
The Arizona Senate is rejecting a series of ethics measures proposed in the wake of the 2011 Fiesta Bowl scandal.
Senate OKs bill to allow employers to deny contraception coverage; but deal in works
Persuaded by a promise to substantially narrow the legislation, the Senate today passed a measure to allow employers with religious objections to not pay for their workers’ contraception coverage.
Worsley: Pearce, like Grijalva, wrong to call on boycott of AZ businesses
Mesa businessman Bob Worsley has fired the first shot in the primary race against former Senate President Russell Pearce, calling him out for spearheading a boycott campaign against the advertisers of an alternative newspaper.
AZ Senate defers vote on building ban on guns
The Arizona Senate has held off voting on legislation that would allow people to carry guns into public buildings where they're currently banned.
Senate skips voting on contraception bill
The Senate today skipped voting on legislation to allow employers with a religious objection to deny contraception coverage to their workers, which indicates that proponents have yet to persuade enough lawmakers to back the controversial proposal.
AZ Senate to vote on guns in public buildings
The Arizona Senate could approve legislation that would allow people to carry guns into public buildings where they're currently banned.
GOP senators skittish about Fiesta Bowl reforms
A year after a scandal involving gifts and out-of-state trips to sporting events rocked the state Capitol, no legislation has advanced to tackle the subject and a Phoenix Democrat said he believes his colleagues are deliberately avoiding it.
Senate passes bill outlawing texting while driving for teens
Senators today passed legislation to prohibit young drivers from texting or surfing the internet on their cell phones while driving. The Senate already approved a similar measure back in January, but that legislation got stuck in a House panel.
Crandall plans Senate campaign after all – will run in neighboring district
Sen. Rich Crandall, a Republican from Mesa, will be seeking reelection to the Senate after all.
