Rep. Nancy Barto, R-Phoenix declared victory over incumbent Sen. Heather Carter Thursday evening, in a win for ideological purity over the pragmatism practiced by the more moderate Carter.

Quang Nguyen and former lawmaker Judy Burges are rising to the top of a packed Republican House primary for two open seats in the Prescott-centric Legislative District 1.

Arizona lawmakers, roundly criticized this year over poorly funded public schools, want to make one thing clear: They’re not the ones responsible for giving teachers raises.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office will not pursue criminal charges related to alleged petition signature fraud against Sen. Catherine Miranda, according to a letter from Assistant Attorney General Todd Lawson.

Sen. Judy Burges, a Sun City West Republican, held two bills on February 16 designed to reduce recidivism that had the support of conservative and liberal justice reform groups.

Of the more than 1,000 bills, resolutions and memorials that have been introduced in the Arizona Legislature thus far in 2017, the majority are already being declared “dead."

Unable to block the federal government from sending refugees to Arizona, six Republican lawmakers want to penalize the charities that help them resettle here.

The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board is avoiding running afoul of procurement laws by washing its hands of a $6.4 million funding request for 15 state-of-the art, use-of-force simulators.

The measure approved Tuesday by the Senate Committee on Federalism, Mandates and Fiscal Responsibility makes it illegal to “arrest or capture” any citizen “with the intent of detention under the law of war.” It also would bar executing anyone who has not first been convicted in a federal court.

A federal environmental mandate could force the state to choose between implementing strict carbon emissions rules on its own terms or enduring a federal takeover if it refuses – an option policymakers and utilities say could be far worse.