Republican representative won’t face ethics probe
The House Ethics Committee Chairman announced Friday he isn’t pursuing a complaint filed by four Democrats against a Republican representative accused of forging signatures on his nomination petition.
Gov. Hobbs vetoes bills to curb AG’s groundwater plan
Gov. Katie Hobbs won't let Republican lawmakers strip away the right of Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue the owners of corporate farms whose groundwater pumping dries up the wells of their neighbors.
1 Republican, 1 Democrat quit legislative races after court challenge
Two members of the Arizona House of Representatives withdrew their bids for re-election after challenges to their ballot petition signatures.
Republicans to probe Mayes’ town hall meetings
House Republicans are moving quick to investigate the state’s attorney general after forming a committee last week tasked with oversight of executive officials. The House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight met for its first meeting April 4. Committee Chair Rep. Jacqueline Parker, R-Mesa, and Rep. Austin Smith, R-Wittmann, informed Mayes in a letter April 3 they are primarily examining her[...]
GOP lawmakers call ASU’s free speech into question
Democrats and Republicans on a legislative panel clashed over free speech on Arizona’s largest university campus Tuesday and will likely resume the fight into next year’s session.