The Senate is preparing to select new leadership next year in both parties, and three Republicans seem confident that they can win the presidency.
Read More »Senate leadership scramble, 3 eye presidency
Budget talks stall, lawmakers consider scaled-down option 
Legislative leadership is considering a “skinny budget” this year after struggling to get consensus on big projects.
Read More »Beloved former senator passes away at 83 
Former Senator Olivia Cajero Bedford’s passed away on Wednesday, Senator Lisa Otondo, D-Yuma, announced on the floor of the Senate. “She was incredible and represented Southern Arizona values to her last breath,” said Rep. Andrés Cano She made us proud ...
Read More »Prescription Drug Solutions Overdue, Sinema and Kelly Must Act
During my time as an elected official in Arizona, I have heard anecdotes about impossible decisions families are forced to make due to out-of-control prescription drug costs. Horrible choices like deciding to buy critical medications or paying the rent, buying groceries, or paying the utility bill. This is a choice no one living in a country as prosperous as American should ever have to make.
Read More »Bipartisan ‘political science experiment’ plays in Legislature 
Usually, legislative Democrats are lucky if it takes two hands to count the number of bills they get signed into law.
Read More »Election measures keep moving along partisan lines 
With most headline-grabbing election measures dead, numerous others that pit arguments of voter integrity against voter suppression are working their way through the Legislature.
Read More »Senate votes to add county supervisors in Maricopa, Pima
Residents of the state's two largest counties could find themselves with more people to call when something goes wrong. But it will cost them.
Read More »Bowers, Fann retain leadership posts; Dems choose Bolding, Rios 
Legislative Republican and Democratic caucuses met separately this and last week to select leadership following a topsy-turvy election that saw statewide Democrats succeed but the party’s legislative candidates flounder under the weight of expectation. The GOP kept its top lawmakers ...
Read More »Rosy state revenues belie need for recovery package 
Rosy state revenues belie ongoing economic turmoil, particularly for lower-income Arizonans who have been disproportionately affected by job losses and wage cuts.
Read More »Veteran senator keeps win streak alive 
Sen. Lela Alston continues a four-decade streak of never losing legislative races, easily fending off a Democratic primary challenge in Legislative District 24 from an opponent who sought to make the race about her age.
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