Up until the August 28 primary election, the speaker’s race appeared to be a two-way contest between Reps. Darin Mitchell and Rusty Bowers. But with Mitchell’s defeat in the primary, several other candidates have declared their intentions to run for the chamber’s top position.

A surprise loss in Legislative District 13 upended the speaker’s race in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Former Rep. John Fillmore, a one-term lawmaker from Apache Junction who served from 2011-12, could be returning to the state Capitol.

Without comment, Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation authorizing autonomous delivery robots to use sidewalks.

A Desert Shadows Middle School teacher is one of the public education advocates who, fired up by Arizona’s “Red for Ed” movement, plans to channel her energy into political activism.

House Majority Whip Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, is telling teachers who oppose the job action to send her emails at her official state address detailing that they actually want to go to work but can't because the school has been closed. Townsend told Capitol Media Services she will write back -- and from her official state email account -- to provide proof that they made that claim.

Resistance from legislative Republicans to Gov. Doug Ducey's newly released school safety plan could leave it short of the votes needed to get it approved.

The killing of a pedestrian crossing the street by an autonomous vehicle this week has a Mesa lawmaker giving second thoughts to allowing automated motorized delivery devices on sidewalks.

House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, said he pulled a clause concerning a formal anti-harassment policy from the amended rules because there are questions about what part of the rulebook the harassment policy best fits in.

Rep. Kelly Townsend, R-Mesa, introduced legislation today that would prevent any sexual photos related to a House of Representatives’ investigation into sexual harassment from becoming public.