Since trading in his legislator badge for judicial robes in 2015, John McComish said he has no regrets leaving the Capitol and mostly leaving politics behind.
Read More »John McComish: A man of many hats now dons a robe
Senate’s conservative gains could cost Driggs GOP leadership post 
Jockeying for Senate leadership positions has begun, and one incumbent member of the Republican’s leadership team may be in jeopardy of losing his post.
Read More »Ableser attributes low attendance to family responsibilities 
Democratic Sen. Ed Ableser of Tempe regained his title of most absentee lawmaker this year, showing up for only 62 percent of Senate floor sessions, though he voted on 70 percent of all the bills put before the chamber.
Read More »Lots of child welfare ideas, but lawmakers still working out details of overhaul 
A group of lawmakers and Capitol staffers racing to create a new child safety and welfare agency in a matter of weeks must still iron out a few details, including how to handle criminal conduct investigations and provide oversight of the department, according to documents obtained by the Arizona Capitol Times.
Read More »Months before the election, lawmakers jockey for leadership roles 
Although the 2014 election season is just heating up, a quieter campaign has been continuing for months — the election of legislative leadership.
Read More »Opponents: Revised trespassing bill still too broad 
Efforts to redefine Arizona’s trespassing statute have hit another snag: Some GOP lawmakers in the Senate object to a proposal calling trespassing a violation of any state or local law.
Read More »Common Core foes suffer through difficult week 
Common Core opponents took a beating this week when two bills were killed in the Senate followed by a sparsely attended press conference in which one of the Legislature’s most ardent foes of the learning standards was a no-show.
Read More »Arizona bill would allow Tesla to skip dealers
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors would be allowed to sell cars in Arizona without establishing a dealer network under a bill approved by a state Senate committee Wednesday.
Read More »Senate budget plan leaves out some of governor’s top priorities 
The Senate began to advance a $9.2 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2014-2015 on Monday afternoon, one that differs enough from Gov. Jan Brewer’s spending plan and the priorities of the House to raise questions of its chances outside the Senate chamber.
Read More »Anti-Common Core bills defeated in state Senate 
Five Senate Republicans again helped Democrats kill two bills that would have undermined Common Core.
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