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Tight races could leave Senate equally divided
With Democrats aiming to flip the Legislature and Republicans defending their slim majority, consultants said the Senate could see an equally split chamber for the first time since 2000.
7th Democrat to resign from the state House this year
Rep. Laura Terech, D-Scottsdale, issued a statement Monday announcing her upcoming resignation. The first-term lawmaker will resign on Sunday.
Democratic lawmakers seek legal clarification on 15-week abortion law
Four Democratic lawmakers want a legal opinion on when women in Arizona can legally get an abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy and when doctors can perform them without risking going to prison.
Dems, union willing to wait until 2025 for school funding
The deadline to renew Proposition 123 is looming and there is no consensus between Republicans and Democrats on how much funding schools should receive and how it should be allocated.
GOP lawmakers use ballot box strategy to avoid vetoes
Republican lawmakers have stepped up the use of introducing proposed ballot measures this year to get around Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto power.
Senate approves 2 bills related to gender identity in schools
State senators voted Monday to force teachers to "out'' students who want to be identified by a different gender to their parents.
Senate panel kills one Hobbs voucher bill, moves another
A Senate committee killed a measure to require private schools to lay out and provide services for students with disabilities Wednesday and narrowly advanced a bill to require updated Empowerment Scholarship Account cost projections from the Arizona Department of Education.
Work in progress: teacher pay raise plan gets initial OK
Republican lawmakers’ plan to increase teacher pay by extending Proposition 123, which uses state land trust funds, passed out of a Senate committee Wednesday.
Bill to make school board elections partisan advances
A bill to make school district elections explicitly partisan passed the Senate Education Committee on party lines, though the sponsor already noted the need to strike a provision requiring board members to run in partisan primaries.
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.
Hobbs vetoes 4 bills targeting drag shows, performers
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Friday designed to target "drag'' shows and performers.
Arizona lawmakers propose increase in base education funding
The proposed state budget released today marks some strides forward for public education funding, including a 0.9% increase in base level funding.
