Arizona is at the forefront of a new legislative effort to outlaw public dollars from financing private stadiums for professional sports teams.

The 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship game generated far more money for the Arizona economy than any of Arizona’s previous college football championship games, according to a study by Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business.

Students with poor grades may have to buckle down on their studies before they can play in the football game or dance on the cheerleading team if a bill approved by the House on March 4 becomes law.

A measure approved by the Senate’s Commerce, Energy and Military Committee on Wednesday would clarify that fantasy sports are games of skill, not chance.

Football fans in the Ahwatukee area may have a familiar name representing them in the Legislature next year.

Former Arizona Cardinals defensive end Michael Bankston is running for the House in District 20.