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House’s business immunity bill likely DOA in Senate
The tort reform measure House Republicans tout as the main reason for continuing legislative work likely doesn't have the votes it would need in the Senate.
Senate calls it quits, leaves House to decide what’s next
The Senate notified the House early Friday afternoon that it had ended its legislative work, ending the session and killing hundreds of bills. The lower chamber has yet to accede to the request, leaving senators in an indefinite recess.
Big fights loom over few differences in GOP spending proposals
Cage fighting has begun at the state Capitol.
First day of bill filing brings out early birds with ERA, title lending, short-term rentals measures
Victoria Steele walked into the Arizona Senate before the sun rose Friday, wearing a purple, white and green suffragette sash over her dark pantsuit and holding the most important piece of legislation she plans to run next year.
Expect revival of pet bills that failed to survive
Even after settling on a multi-billion spending plan for the next year, there was plenty left unsettled when lawmakers went home for the summer.
Session Wrap with Sen. Karen Fann
Senate President Karen Fann’s first session in leadership featured months of collegiality capped by a bruising final two weeks from which she’s still recovering.
The Breakdown: Have you no honor?
How exactly do you work with someone you believe has betrayed you? That’s a question some lawmakers are asking themselves about the state’s county prosecutors after what some saw as an 11th hour reversal on criminal justice reform measures.
The Breakdown: Our watch has ended
Sine die watch is finally over after the Senate approved an $11.8 billion budget on Memorial Day
Senate stalls on budget again
Instead, Fann, R-Prescott, emerged from her office shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday to end the day and apologize to a group of red-shirted teachers, many of whom had spent their first day of summer vacation watching a mostly-empty Senate floor.
House passes budget package, Senate goes home
Just a few hours after saying she was “bound and determined” to pass a budget Friday night, Senate President Karen Fann sent senators home for the night without voting on an $11.8 billion spending plan.
The Breakdown: Rumor has it
Today’s the day lawmakers in both the House and the Senate hope to introduce budget proposals, but don’t hold your breath for sine die just yet.
House, Senate leaders cut budget deal with Arizona governor
Republican leaders who control the majority in the Arizona Legislature said Sunday they've reached a deal with GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1.
