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Republican representative won’t face ethics probe
The House Ethics Committee Chairman announced Friday he isn’t pursuing a complaint filed by four Democrats against a Republican representative accused of forging signatures on his nomination petition.
Ethics panel probes Sun’s alleged death threats
Two witnesses testified Jan. 25 to a House ethics panel alleging they directly heard a Democratic representative threaten the life of a Tolleson city employee.
House Dem leaders file ethics complaint against Rep. Sun
Democratic leaders in the Arizona House of Representatives filed an ethics complaint against a first-term Democrat who allegedly harassed and made a death threat to employees with the city of Tolleson.Â
Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5 million to have his child, is running for Congress again
Former Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, who resigned in 2017 after two female staffers said he offered them money in exchange for carrying his child, announced Wednesday he is running for his old congressional seat, according to multiple media reports.
More GOP PCs are censuring their lawmakers
A recent trend is growing among Arizona Republican precinct committees of censuring their state elected Republicans after the expulsion of a former Republican lawmaker.
House expels Harris after report of disorderly behavior
The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday 47-12 to expel Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler.
Ethics committee might investigate Navarrete
State Sen. Tony Navarrete, who has yet to resign several days after he was charged with multiple felony child sex crimes, now faces a potential Senate ethics investigation and additional allegations of sexual harassment.
Finchem’s ethics complaint against Democrats lands in trash
Another ethics complaint -- this time one Rep. Mark Finchem filed against all of the House and Senate Democrats -- will not be going anywhere.
Ousted lawmaker takes case to 9th Circuit
With new legal help, former Rep. Don Shooter is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to give him a chance to prove that his civil rights were violated when he was ousted by colleagues – and to expose what he claims are improper and illegal bidding practices.
Arizona spent $218K looking into complaints against Stringer
The Arizona House Ethics Committee spent just over $218,000 investigating former Rep. David Stringer, including $16,000 paid to a private investigation firm that tracked down a 1983 police report showing the former lawmaker was accused of paying boys for sex, according to records released Wednesday.
Record of Stringer’s application to practice law gone
A spokesman for the Arizona Supreme Court told Capitol Media Services on Friday that his agency is unable to find Stringer's 2003 application form seeking permission to practice law in this state.
Former Rep. Shooter files suit
Claiming his rights were violated, ousted state Rep. Don Shooter has filed suit demanding unspecified damages.
