Arizona gets refund for money sent for Grand Canyon
Arizona has been refunded the money it sent to reopen the Grand Canyon during the partial government shutdown but that wasn't used.
Arizona Medicaid copays challenged by advocacy groups
Two advocacy groups are suing Arizona's Medicaid program over claims of increased and mandatory copayments for low-income adults and childless adults.
Arizona schools ask for waiver from some federal No Child Left Behind mandates
Arizona officials have asked to replace federal standards under the No Child Left Behind act with state-level student performance standards and a school accountability system that they say will be more efficient and less burdensome.
Brewer seeks funding increase for tourism office
Gov. Jan Brewer is seeking a big funding boost for the Arizona Office of Tourism so it can step up efforts to market the state.
AZ Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in Mathis case
The Arizona Supreme Court will rule Tuesday about whether to temporarily block the ouster of Colleen Mathis as chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
House also will work Friday, maybe Saturday
As the end of the session draws near, lawmakers are set to work on their typical days off in order to consider the glut of legislation moving through the process.... […]
Senate calendar overflows on rare Friday session
Arizona’s senators have convened a rare Friday session June 19 as they tackle as many measures as they can with a little less than two weeks to go before the fiscal year ends.