Legislative leadership is considering a “skinny budget” this year after struggling to get consensus on big projects.
Read More »Budget talks stall, lawmakers consider scaled-down option
Transportation tax extension passes the Senate 
A bill asking voters to extend a half-cent transportation sales tax in Maricopa County passed the Senate on Wednesday with an emergency clause. The final vote was 21-9 with all Democrats and several Republicans supporting the bill. If Senate Bill ...
Read More »GOP lawmakers seek to nullify Hobbs in election litigation
Republican lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to strip Secretary of State Katie Hobbs of some of her powers.
Read More »Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape
Arizona is sitting somewhere between keeping the 2020 election alive and preparing for the 2022 election, where all statewide executive offices will be on the ballot as well as a U.S. Senate seat.
Read More »Bill helps West Valley homeless seniors
A Senate bill could lead to converting a hotel into a shelter to cope with a growing population of homeless seniors in the West Valley.
Read More »Half of this year’s bills died unceremoniously 
By the February 19 deadline to hear bills in committees in their chambers of origin, more than 950 measures were left to die
Read More »Lawmakers’ focus veers from Covid relief in 1st weeks of session 
After nearly four full weeks of session, none of the bills lawmakers sent to the governor’s desk deals with the Covid pandemic, a shift in emphasis that’s especially noticeable given lawmakers’ insistence to help residents and businesses survive the crisis.
Read More »Brnovich at arm’s length in election suit 
Arizona is seeking a voice in the lawsuit Texas has brought against some other states won by President-elect Joe Biden. But exactly who Attorney General Mark Brnovich will side with remains unclear.
Read More »Livingston takes big lead in 3-way GOP primary 
Sen. David Livingston appears to be easily fending off primary challenges from a retired police chief and a Vietnamese refugee in Legislative District 22.
Read More »Few contested primaries for independents to influence
Independent voters don’t have many contested races in Maricopa County in which they can sway the outcome with Arizona primary elections roughly two months away.
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