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17 candidates guaranteed to become lawmakers after tonight’s vote
After tonight’s vote, 17 candidates, most of them incumbents, are all but guaranteed to get re-elected or become lawmakers even before the general election campaign has begun.
Campbell, Stringer win GOP House primary in LD1
Despite being massively outspent in his three-way primary, Republican Rep. Noel Campbell pulled away from his Republican primary challengers to snag the first of two House seats in Legislative District 1.
Farnsworth, Grantham handily win LD12 House seats
Incumbent Republican Rep. Eddie Farnsworth and newcomer Travis Grantham took the top two places in the Legislative District 12 House of Representatives GOP primary.
Andrade, Chavez, lead in West Valley District 29 race
Democratic Rep. Richard Andrade and Democrat Cesar Chavez won the four-way race for two House seats in the West Valley’s Legislative District 29 House Democratic primary.
After 7 months, House fails to release state-funded travel documents
Seven months after the Arizona Capitol Times requested documents related to a spike in state-funded travel authorized by House Speaker David Gowan, the Arizona House of Representatives has yet to release any documents that would shed light on which legislators and employees were taking trips and for what purpose.
Rep. Coleman changes mind, shakes up House race in District 16
The Republican primary for two House seats in the East Valley’s Legislative District 16 claimed two victims before it even got started.
Indicted lawmaker not seeking re-election
Democratic Rep. Ceci Velasquez dropped out of her re-election race in Legislative District 29 today following a grand jury indictment that became public Wednesday accusing her of ripping off the state’s food stamp program.
Access to House restricted as protesters demonstrate against “hateful rhetoric’’
Officials closed the doors to the Arizona House of Representatives during an anti-Trump, pro-immigrant rally at the state Capitol on Wednesday and put up signs that entry into the People’s House was for “official state business only.”
House votes to ban speed cameras on state highways
The days for photo radar on state roads may be numbered. With little discussion, the state House voted 32-26 on March 10 to make it illegal for the state or local communities to erect speed cameras on any state highway.
House postpones action on vouchers bill
The Arizona House of Representatives has postponed a debate on a bill to massively expand the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. Several Republicans said the measure, which passed the Senate on Monday, doesn’t have the votes in the lower chamber.
Panel advances bill to ease child safety caseloads
A House panel advanced a bill that would exempt the Department of Child Safety from investigating certain non-criminal reports of abuse or neglect.
Q&A with Speaker of the House David Gowan
When House Speaker David Gowan first came to the Legislature in 2009, the state budget was more than $3 billion in the hole. Seven years later, as Gowan prepares to enter his final year at the Capitol, the budget is nearly balanced and the state has a surplus and money in the rainy day fund.
