Senate Democrats and three Republicans approved a contentious bill that would eliminate the need for an annual sweep of funds meant to help repair the state’s roads, but it was all for naught.
Read More »Bill to help fund highway patrol doomed despite Senate’s support
Senator holding swing vote in voucher expansion leaning toward ‘no’ 
The state senator with the deciding vote on a bill that would give all Arizona students access to a program that allows public money to pay for private schooling wants “rock solid caps” on its enrollment.
Read More »Culling the herd: A majority of bills already have failed 
Of the more than 1,000 bills, resolutions and memorials that have been introduced in the Arizona Legislature thus far in 2017, the majority are already being declared “dead."
Read More »Senate panel advances Coyotes arena proposal, but legislators remain wary
A conflicted Senate panel has agreed to advance a bill setting up a way for the Arizona Coyotes to use tax money to help build a new arena.
Read More »Bill would keep cell phones out of hands of newest drivers
State lawmakers are moving to keep cell phones out of the hands of the newest drivers while behind the wheel.
Read More »Auditor General says state faces $62.7 billion gap in highway funding
Arizona will collect less than a third of the money it needs in transportation taxes to meet the anticipated needs by 2035, including keeping the state's roads and bridges repaired, a new state report shows.
Read More »Lawmakers work all night to pass budget
Arizona lawmakers pulled an all-nighter and worked well past sunrise Saturday morning to approve a $9.1 billion budget proposal after Republican leadership spent the day rounding up the votes to get it across the finish line.
Read More »Senate moves bill allowing Arizonans to get Real ID-compliant licenses
State lawmakers are moving to let Arizonans fly off on vacation to New York, Hawaii or even just to Yuma without having to get a passport.
Read More »Arizona House OKs credits, exemptions for Apple data center
The Arizona Legislature wants to help Apple Inc. by extending renewable energy tax credits and exemptions to cover the 1.3-million-square-foot data center it plans to open in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa.
Read More »Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015 
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
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