The House has passed a measure reforming state law on potlucks and noncommercial social events.
Read More »Thorpe says feds turn refugees into scapegoats, not him
After a heated debate Wednesday, a House panel voted to refuse to use state and local resources to cooperate with efforts to place refugees here unless the federal government meets certain conditions.
Read More »House panel agrees wild horses at Salt River need protection
A House panel has passed a measure that would offer protections to the herd of wild horses living near Arizona's Salt River.
Read More »Wild horse advocates say bill doesn’t go far enough 
A state lawmaker wants to officially claim the Salt River horses as state property, hoping to protect the animals from being removed in the future.
Read More »Lawmakers tout secrecy with little success 
If a little sunshine is the best medicine, Arizona legislators seem afraid to take their proper dosage.
Read More »House approves measure prohibiting ACA insurance plans from covering abortions
The state House voted Monday to deny coverage for women for elective abortions if they get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Arizona Senate Government Committee to hear firearms bill
A Senate committee is set to hear a bill that would allow prosecutors to charge someone who tried to take another person's gun with felony aggravated assault.
Read More »House approves bill to make taking a gun aggravated assault
The House approved a bill allowing prosecutors to charge someone who tried to take another person's gun with felony aggravated assault.
Read More »Bill moves legalizing sawed-off shotguns, nunchucks in Arizona
Want a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer for your pistol? State senators voted Monday to let you have them – at least as far as Arizona law is concerned.
Read More »Lawmakers offer bills to prevent another tragedy, but are they Orwellian? 
Republican Reps. Sonny Borrelli and Kelly Townsend are concerned about lawmakers’ safety. So they have sponsored two proposals they believe will protect legislators from attacks by citizens who could target them specifically because of their titles.
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