The sheer controversy that surrounds public prayer and the petty theatrics it seems to attract testify to the fact that Arizona can do better. Arizona’s humanists and atheists will show up and speak up for equal representation as long as our government opens official meetings with prayer, but we could all get along a lot better if we cut out the prayer and got down to business instead.
Read More »Townsend files ethics complaints over squabble against two Dem lawmakers 
A Republican lawmaker is filing a pair of ethics complaints against two Democrats after conflict erupted in a committee Tuesday night between lawmakers and activists there to protest proposed legislation that would overhaul the state’s ballot initiative system.
Read More »Ducey goes partisan in 2020 State of the State Address 
As Gov. Doug Ducey welcomed in a new decade with his address to the joint session of the Legislature on January 13, it became clear that he left the Era of Good Feelings behind in 2019.
Read More »GOP lawmaker pushes ‘dignity’ measure to benefit women prisoners 
A Republican lawmaker intends to introduce legislation designed to improve the dignity of incarcerated women as the Arizona Department of Corrections plans to reopen a motel-turned-prison to house a continually growing female population.
Read More »Judge rules AG missed deadline to sue regents
A judge has once again rejected efforts by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to challenge what he contends is an illegal deal by the Arizona Board of Regents to build a hotel and conference center.
Read More »Liberal groups, lawmakers call for police blacklist
More than a dozen liberal organizations and Democratic lawmakers are asking Bill Montgomery to establish an exclusion list of law enforcement officers with a history of dishonesty, bias, or violence.
Read More »2019: Moments of bipartisanship mixed with rough politics 
The highs and lows of the 2019 legislative session can be measured by how well legislators worked together with the smallest of margins.
Read More »Legislators pass proposal to triple their daily allowance
Brushing aside the “optics” of the last-minute action, state lawmakers voted Monday to triple the daily allowance they now get. The move by the House Appropriations Committee came after Rep. Noel Campbell, R-Prescott, urged colleagues to make the vote on the politically risky move bipartisan and unanimous.
Read More »House passes measure to thwart boycotts of Israel
Claiming boycotts are anti-Semitic, the state House voted Monday to deny public contracts to firms that refuse to do business with other companies that do business in Israel.
Read More »Blanc to take on Mendez in 2020 LD26 Senate race
The 2020 race for Legislative District 26’s state Senate seat is on with the emergence of an unexpected primary challenge.
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