Rep. Justin Olson has jumped into the race to replace Republican Matt Salmon in Arizona's 5th Congressional District.
Read More »New food stamp bill focuses on welfare card photo, prohibited locations 
The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that would add a photo to welfare benefit cards after the sponsor promised to get rid of provisions that would drop as many as 120,000 from federal benefit programs.
Read More »Bill would prevent Planned Parenthood from providing Medicaid services
Slapped down in an earlier bid by federal judges, abortion foes at the Legislature are throwing up new roadblocks to Planned Parenthood being able to provide any services at all through the state's Medicaid program.
Read More »House reluctantly passes bill to limit access to food stamps
The Arizona House has reluctantly passed a measure that could cut off as many as 120,000 people from the state's food stamp program after the Republican sponsor promised to amend the measure in the Senate.
Read More »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.
Read More »Lawmakers admonish Department of Child Safety 
Arizona lawmakers voted to rebuke the Department of Child Safety on Tuesday afternoon, a striking statement against an agency that has struggled to impress the legislators who created it over a year ago.
Read More »Educators worried about losing money under new funding approach 
A provision in the state budget that changes school funding has schools and the Department of Education nervous about its implementation.
Read More »House panel declines to require audit of TUSD desegregation expenses
Saying an outside review is necessary, a House committee refused late on March 25 to require a “forensic audit” of the $64 million a year Tucson Unified School District is spending on desegregation expenses.
Read More »Ducey signs $9.1B Arizona budget plan that cuts spending
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he intends to approve legislation cutting millions more in taxes even as he signed a budget that cuts millions of dollars from education and social programs.
Read More »House OKs bills blocking state funding for federal policies
The Arizona House has given initial approval to two bills blocking state funding for federal policies.
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