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Panel agrees to ease rules for formation of cities, towns
A House panel agreed to ease the rules for when new cities and towns can be formed, a change in law that foes insist will harm the ability of existing communities to grow.
Farnsworth, Grantham handily win LD12 House seats
Incumbent Republican Rep. Eddie Farnsworth and newcomer Travis Grantham took the top two places in the Legislative District 12 House of Representatives GOP primary.
Senate passes KidsCare, sends measure to Ducey
Thwarted in earlier attempts, Republican supporters of a program to provide health insurance to the children of the working poor outmaneuvered their own leadership Thursday night to have the measure given approved by the House.
GOP passes bills with elements from repealed election law
Republican lawmakers have approved key provisions of a sweeping Arizona election law that the Legislature abandoned last year after opponents took steps to repeal it.
Big obstacles face Democrat’s effort to legalize marijuana
Rep. Mark Cardenas, D-Phoenix, hopes to convince colleagues to approve legalizing marijuana for recreational use by adults.
House GOP selects David Gowan as next speaker
Arizona House Republicans who won their elections met this afternoon to select a new leadership team, and chose Republican Rep. David Gowan of Sierra Vista for speaker of the House.
Leadership roundup: Gowan says he has votes to be speaker
Away from the media limelight, another political race is shaping up that will have tremendous repercussions for the Legislature’s actions in 2015.
Lots of child welfare ideas, but lawmakers still working out details of overhaul
A group of lawmakers and Capitol staffers racing to create a new child safety and welfare agency in a matter of weeks must still iron out a few details, including how to handle criminal conduct investigations and provide oversight of the department, according to documents obtained by the Arizona Capitol Times.
Months before the election, lawmakers jockey for leadership roles
Although the 2014 election season is just heating up, a quieter campaign has been continuing for months — the election of legislative leadership.
Governor signs measure aiming to combat human trafficking in Arizona
The help that Gov. Jan Brewer promised victims of human trafficking in her State of the State address became law Tuesday, increasing penalties and establishing being a victim of sex trafficking as a defense in child prostitution cases.
Attention turns back to child welfare reforms
The Capitol community’s attention is turning to the work of a small group of lawmakers and Capitol staffers drafting legislation to create a new child safety and welfare agency,... […]
Workers’ comp bill on hold until next year
Proponents of a bill that would bar employees from suing for damages over bad-faith denials of workers’ compensation claims headed off a contentious fight, at least for now, by putting the proposal on hold for the remainder of the 2014 session.
