Unopposed state Senate candidate Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-Tolleson, withdrew from his race today to take a job with the Salt River Project, leaving his West Valley district with no candidate on the ballot.
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East Valley youth seeking mental health support
Young people in the East Valley ignited a school campaign for mental health awareness this spring. Now, they want a seat on the school board to reduce the risks of suicide.
Read More »Speaker Bowers has no regrets over his loss 
Arizona voters relegated House Speaker Rusty Bowers to the history books after the conservative Republican crossed former President Donald Trump and refused to back his unsupported claims that he lost in 2020 because of fraud.
Read More »House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding touts bipartisan budget, water deal, among biggest accomplishments 
House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, D-Laveen, is pleased that what he called the "first true bipartisan budget since Governor Napolitano" was passed by state lawmakers last session. He also is happy that a historic water deal was approved, along with tribal gaming and a special session was held on wildfires during his last two years as House minority leader. the first true bipartisan budget since Governor Napolitano. We passed a historic water deal, tribal gaming was something that also happened during this time ... there was a special session on wildfires, and we were able to negotiate $90 million in ARPA funding to provide direct assistance to Arizona nonprofit organizations to support the community.
Read More »House Speaker Bowers reflects on session’s successes, work to come 
Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers said it was a "blessing" to be forced to have to work with Democrats on bills involving education, water and other issues in the past legislative session.
Read More »Activists, lawmakers divided on officers’ response to protests
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers fired tear gas at pro-abortion protestors at the Capitol after some in the crowd attempted to enter the Senate, drawing praise from some legislators and criticism from protestors and civil rights advocates.
Read More »Money, conservation slows water authority bill 
For most of this session, lawmakers have been working with stakeholders of various interests to cobble together legislation that addresses Arizona’s water woes, but concerns over conservation and money have slowed progress.
Read More »Budget talks stall, lawmakers consider scaled-down option 
Legislative leadership is considering a “skinny budget” this year after struggling to get consensus on big projects.
Read More »Legislators have ‘egg on our face’ after emergency bill sparks uproar 
Legislators moved on Monday to claw back part of an emergency law they approved just last week. The House and Senate introduced identical bills today that would repeal language relating to precinct committeemen. Both bills were given the OK by each ...
Read More »Pro-life bills based on poor science and will fail to protect Arizonans 
Two direct attacks on Arizonan’s abortion rights have been steadily making their way through the state’s Congress: House Bill 2483, the Arizona Heartbeat Act, which heavily restricts abortion after what the bill calls a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, and Senate ...
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