Federal officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names for hundreds of geographic features in three dozen states that include the word “squaw,” kicking off a public comment period that will run through late April.  As part ...

Calling it a matter of parental rights, a House panel voted Wednesday to override mask mandates that exist in some public schools around the state.  HB2616 says schools can require masks of anyone younger than 18 only if they have ...

A coalition of community groups is asking Arizona voters to overturn a series of restrictions on registration and voting already enacted and those now being contemplated this year by the Republican-controlled legislature.  Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections has taken ...

Two controversial education bills, one banning “critical race theory” in Arizona schools and one that, supporters say, would keep sexually explicit materials out of schools, passed the House on party-line votes Thursday.  Gov. Doug Ducey called for a critical race ...

Some Republican lawmakers want to revisit — and repeal — the 2016 measure which stripped local governments of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals.  Rep, Walt Blackman of Snowflake said the legislation pushed by Airbnb and its other ...

Fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant, surging Covid cases in Arizona have inspired another round of fractured, largely uncoordinated reactions around the state.

The Arizona House given initial approval to legislation banning texting or other cellphone use by drivers with only a learners permit or during the first six months teenagers have a regular license.

Arizona lawmakers may finally be ready to impose some limits on driving and cell phone use -- even if just slightly.

A new proposal that would ban texting while driving has emerged in the Arizona Senate.