Senate OKs easing of gun restrictions
In a highly emotional vote, the Senate on Thursday approved a bill that loosens restrictions carrying firearms to most public places.
Interstate compacts — A new tactic for challenging federal authority
Once employed for such mundane issues as inmate transfers, natural resource management and state boundary definitions, interstate compacts have suddenly become the latest tool for legislators looking to buck the federal government on a slew of controversial topics.
Arizona employers can still ban guns in workplace
Legislation that will allow most people in Arizona to carry a concealed weapon without a permit won't change employers' ability to ban firearms from the workplace.
Brewer signs 22 bills into law, vetoes one
After the first 87 days of the 2010 legislative session, 61 bills had made it to the governor’s desk for a final up-or-down decision. So far, she has signed 22 of them into law and vetoed one.