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Water, housing, abortion, teacher pay could be top issues for lawmakers
It's taken four decades, Saudi cows munching on alfalfa grown with Arizona water and national headlines about whether Arizona is finally drying up.
Hobbs takes aim at regulating school vouchers
Gov. Katie Hobbs released an eight-point plan to curtail the Empowerment Scholarships Account program, but the proposals, slated to run in Hobbs’ executive budget and in the upcoming legislative session, caught near-immediate opposition from Republican leadership who claimed the governor fundamentally misunderstands the program.
Challenge to Prop 211 fails
Arizona voters have an absolute right to enact laws requiring disclosure of "dark money'' political donations – even if Republican lawmakers don't like it, a judge ruled Friday.
Kolodin grills former justice on Election Day printer failures
An attorney for a failed candidate challenging the 2022 election results used his unrelated position as chairman of a legislative panel to elicit testimony Thursday from a former Supreme Court chief justice that ultimately could benefit his client in court.
Toma, Petersen ask court to rule Prop 211 unconstitutional
A challenge to the Voters Right to Know Act by the legislative leaders could very likely proceed to a special action in the Arizona Court of Appeals, according to a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.
Still a shaman, but not the ‘Q’ shaman: Chansley rebrands for Congress bid
Jacob Angeli-Chansley said he is not ready to give up on shamanism, but he wants voters in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District to know that he no longer wants to be known as the QAnon Shaman.
GOP legislative leaders want Democrat’s testimony on Sen. Borrelli’s statements stricken from lawsuit
Attorneys for Republican legislative leaders want a federal judge to unhear - or at least ignore - the testimony of a former Democratic lawmaker about the racially motivated comments he said were made by current Majority Leader Sonny Borrelli.
Gallego, Kelly top Power Ranking poll
Two Democrats representing Arizona in Congress placed as the top two in a recent poll ranking the most favorable people for public office in the state. A recent power ranking list from Noble Predictive Insights in partnership with Arizona Capitol Times ranked the top 50 people in favorability for public office and found Rep. Ruben Gallego placed first in the pollster’s power score, followe[...]
Consultant: data hard to find on ESA program
The first of several planned legislative hearings to study Arizona’s growing Empowerment Scholarship Account program ended Wednesday with many unanswered questions.
GOP leaders enter Hamadeh fray over vote count
As attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh seeks to send his failed motion for a new trial directly to the Arizona Supreme Court, he’s met with stark opposition from the sitting attorney general and the secretary of state, and veiled support from the legislative leaders.
Petersen threatens lawsuit if state elections manual not revised
The top Senate Republican in Arizona is threatening litigation against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes over a proposed elections manual.
Transgender girls can still play girls sports, appellate court rules
Two transgender girls will get to play on girls' teams, at least for the time being.
