In these early days of the 8th Congressional District special election, little attention – if any – has been paid to the two Democratic candidates running in the overwhelmingly red stronghold.

The House Ethics Committee dismissed a complaint today filed against House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios, D-Phoenix, by a freshman colleague for allegedly having a relationship with a former House staffer.

The Joint Legislative Income Tax Credit Review Committee, which was created in 2002 and determines if tax credits are effective, need to be changed, or should be repealed, hasn’t met since 2015.

In a political tussle, a freshman House Democrat publicly accused the caucus leader of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a staffer, despite having no evidence.

After multiple allegations of sexual harassment, Rep. Don Shooter has been suspended from his duties as chairman of the Arizona House’s powerful budget committee.

“Multiple investigations” are underway at the Arizona House as Speaker J.D. Mesnard and staff members respond to a growing list of sexual harassment accusations lodged against GOP Rep. Don Shooter.

Though the panelists denounced sexual harassment and agreed that it was encouraging to see so many women speak out against their aggressors, former Gov. Jan Brewer said that sexual harassment has been going on for years, but the issue has never been on the forefront as it is now.

Arizona lawmakers had little in the way of guidance for how to deal with sexual harassment until a state representative shared her own experience of being harassed by her fellow legislators at the Capitol.

The governor said Tuesday that both the House and Senate are weighing legislation to restore funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program. It provides free care for children in families earning up to twice the federal poverty level, or about $40,840 a year for a family of three.

Arizona Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, said she’s been sexually harassed at the state Capitol since her first year in office.