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Wadsack criticizes police, loses their union endorsement
The Arizona Fraternal Order of Police rescinded its endorsement of Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, who is in a tightly contested July 30 primary, after she criticized Tucson police for citing her for criminal speeding.
Gov. Hobbs signs bills regulating ‘deep fakes’
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed four bills and vetoed one on Wednesday, including two bills related to “deep fake” images and videos.
2 lawmakers intervene in discipline of senator’s husband
Public records obtained by the Arizona Capitol Times revealed that two state senators intervened in a business license complaint case investigation in 2023 for the husband of one of the senators.
Domestic violence activists, Democrat lawmaker raise red flags on squatters bill
State lawmakers are one step away from approving legislation designed to make it easier for property owners to get squatters out of their homes.
School boards oppose bill to make school board elections partisan
A Southern Arizona lawmaker wants to turn school board elections into the same sort of often contentious partisan affairs as races for the Legislature. But the Arizona School Boards Association,... […]
Child safety agency getting 4 more years, but…
The Department of Child Safety will likely be granted a four-year continuation, following significant concerns from lawmakers as to how it operates. However, its lifeline comes with a set of conditions.
Debate fiery over expansion of self-defense law
A Senate committee approved an expansion of Arizona’s "castle doctrine'' self-defense law to make it apply not just in someone's home and yard but on any property they own or control after a fiery debate on Thursday.
Arizona voters could have say on Tucson elections
Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide and possibly overrule how Tucson elects members of its city council.
Bill gives Arizona citizens power to arrest shoplifters
The way Sen. Justine Wadsack sees it, the explosion of retail theft requires something more than store owners waiting for police to arrive.
Lawmakers seek common ground on mental health bill
Arizona's version of Casey's Law got Senate approval today, drawing bipartisan efforts to revise the language to align with the state's substance abuse treatment plan.
Legislation to compensate property owners for homeless nuisances to go to voters
Arizona property owners will be able to seek a property tax refund if their city, town or county fails to take steps to clear out encampments, stop public drinking or abate other nuisances created by homeless people under a measure the Legislature wants voters to approve in November.
Senate bill would trump court decision to ban Trump from ballot
Legislative Republicans are moving to keep Donald Trump on the Arizona ballot no matter what the courts say about whether he's disqualified from running for president.
