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Republican lawmaker proposes tax holiday for school supplies
Saying it will help parents, a Scottsdale lawmaker is proposing a sales tax holiday of sorts every summer to give parents a break on school supplies. Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence... […]
LD1 incumbents say they have political targets are on their backs
At 70 and 76, respectively, neither Rep. David Stringer nor Rep. Noel Campbell are looking to make a career in politics. But both said they couldn’t give up the seats they had fought so hard to win so easily.
Fann pulls ahead as Yavapai County reports election results
A new face will be replacing longtime legislator Andy Tobin in the state House in January, as three-time legislative candidate Noel Campbell took the lead over former lawmaker Linda Gray for the second seat in Legislative District 1.
Uninvestigated CPS cases slipped below the radar
In early 2009, Child Protective Services revealed for the first time in its Child Welfare Semi-Annual report that legitimate calls into the Child Abuse Hotline “were not assigned” and “were not investigated.”
Quelland misses deadline for paying state fines, proposes to pay $20k
Former legislator Doug Quelland has failed to pay the thousands of dollars that he owes the state for violating campaign finance laws.
Arizona son, mother aim to be statehouse colleagues
Ken Cheuvront and his mother, Jean Cheuvront-McDermott, are hoping to go into business together ai??i?? the politics business.
Court rules calling 1-cent tax initiative an ‘increase’ illegal
A Republican-controlled legislative committee illegally crafted a biased description of a proposed sales tax initiative in hopes of convincing voters to reject it, a judge ruled Thursday.
Gray dismisses ethics complaint against Crandall
Newly appointed Senate Ethics Committee Chairwoman Linda Gray dismissed a fellow lawmaker’s complaint against Sen. Rich Crandall, saying the Mesa Republican hadn’t violated any laws or ethical rules.
Gray said Crandall’s threat to kill Rep. Brenda Barton’s legislation in the Senate Education Committee was fully in line with a Senate rule stating that chairmen have the authority to[...]
Revamp of state’s broken education information system begins
The federal government and state have provided money to begin updating the aging and often inaccurate Student Accountability Information System, but it still has a way to go.
AG to ask feds for expedited review of bill that would impact Quelland
The author of a measure that seeks to prohibit people from running for office if they have outstanding elections-related fines will be asking the U.S. Department of Justice for an expedited review of the bill.
The measure, if enacted before the deadline to file candidate paperwork in this year’s elections, would impact former Rep. Doug Quelland, who has refused to pay a $31,000 Clean [...]
Lawmakers target ingredients in ‘bath salt’ drugs
A Senate committee is expected to vote Wednesday on a House bill aimed at allowing the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy to ban chemicals used in manufacturing the synthetic drug known as "bath salts." It has side effects similar to methamphetamine or cocaine.
