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Surprise: House speaker considers Dems’ amendment to drug suspension bill
House Democrats scored a rare concession Tuesday when they attempted to amend legislation requiring schools to notify the Department of Education when a student is suspended or expelled for drugs-related infractions.
Experts: Science behind ‘abortion reversal’ is flawed
Lawmakers in several states are considering requirements for doctors to inform women seeking medical abortions about an unproven procedure called "abortion reversal."
Ducey signs bill clearing way for San Tan Valley incorporation
Residents of the San Tan Valley are now free to try to incorporate their area as a new city.
State lawmakers propose funding for Tucson shooting memorial
Three Arizona lawmakers from Tucson have introduced legislation that would provide state funding for the memorial commemorating the victims and the survivors of a mass shooting that targeted former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords.
César Chávez: With broken system, there is ‘no right way’ to immigrate to the U.S.
Democratic Rep. César Chávez of Maryvale got on life’s political track one day when he was singing in a mariachi band.
Culling the herd: A majority of bills already have failed
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."
Firefighters face a different kind of battle
Firefighter Dave Rehnke wants the Legislature to enact two bills that would expand the list of presumptive cancers eligible for worker’s compensation for firefighters.
Lawmaker seeks new way for big firms to use tax credits
The proposal from Rep. Jeff Weninger was approved on a 5-4 vote Wednesday despite concerns about its cost of at least $20 million a year.
The value of the governor’s proposal to expand full-day kindergarten
We applaud Governor Ducey on embracing the importance of expanding access to high-quality full day kindergarten and urge members of the Arizona Legislature to join in his commitment to advocating for Arizona’s neediest students.
Kevin Payne: From running a food truck to running for the Legislature
Before he was elected to the state House of Representatives in November, Republican Rep. Kevin Payne was just your average IT guy with a love for barbecue and an interest in politics.
Bill transfers burden from parents to prosecutors in some sex cases
A Republican lawmaker wants to change the state’s sexual abuse statutes in response to an Arizona Supreme Court ruling that raised questions about whether parents changing a baby’s diaper could be charged with molestation.
Northern Arizona voters are asking: #WheresBob?
Flagstaff voters have been unable to track down their lawmaker, Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe. And they’re getting worried.
