Unopposed state Senate candidate Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-Tolleson, withdrew from his race today to take a job with the Salt River Project, leaving his West Valley district with no candidate on the ballot. 

Progressive political newcomer Anna Hernandez was successful in overtaking incumbent Rep. César Chávez, D-Phoenix in Legislative District 24, according to the first two nights of election results. 

A new legislative committee is planning to tackle the affordable housing crisis, saying zoning laws and community pushback are major barriers to building residences that meet local needs. 

State lawmakers lashed out Thursday at the director of the Department of Health Services after a report said the agency has failed to ensure that patients in nursing homes are kept safe.

A bipartisan bill that would require an outside agency to review when a police officer fires their gun or uses deadly force is making its way through the House.  “We have had civilian fatalities, and many times that is accompanied ...

Cesar Chavez is back. The self-proclaimed “most well-known Cesar Chavez alive today” showed up at the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters on Nov. 17, questioning why party officials aren’t taking his campaign to represent the 7th Congressional District seriously.

Cesar Chavez missed the deadline to appeal a ruling that he be barred from running in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, ending his chances of appearing on ballots in August.

Cesar Chavez fasted to protest an Arizona law limiting the rights of farm workers has cleared another hurdle toward gaining federal recognition.