With little work to do on the Arizona House floor, members spent more than 90 minutes debating the offensiveness of rap lyrics.
Read More »Racial slur at center of lengthy House floor debate
Some GOP lawmakers bristle at governor’s gun violence proposal
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.
Read More »House GOP, Dem leadership ‘babysit’ personality conflict
Legislative leaders are babysitting two members on a House committee after a passive-aggressive confrontation between them during a public meeting.
Read More »Republicans reject vote on proposal to ban gun bump stocks 
Republicans rejected a Democratic maneuver to force a vote on a proposal banning so-called bump stocks or accessories designed to accelerate the rate of fire of semiautomatic rifles.
Read More »Panel okays proposal for state lawmakers to tap U.S. Senate nominees
Claiming they're being ignored by John McCain and Jeff Flake, Republican state legislators took the first steps Tuesday to allowing them -- and not the voters -- to choose who gets to run for the U.S. Senate.
Read More »Arizona lawmakers to California: Can we help you secede from the union?
Rep. Mark Finchem today introduced a concurrent resolution supporting California’s secession from the United States.
Read More »Many legislators still in dark on water policy proposals 
Behind closed doors, the Governor’s Office held meetings for six months with water stakeholders to discuss changes to groundwater and Colorado River laws.
Read More »AG rules against regents, concludes Legislature can set university tuition rates
Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued a legal opinion December 7 saying that, with only narrow exceptions, the Legislature has “unrestricted’’ authority to redefine the powers and duties of the Arizona Board of Regents.
Read More »GOP lawmaker continues fight with Board of Regents
An Oro Valley Republican lawmaker wants to know whether he and fellow legislators can legally clamp down on the Arizona Board of Regents.
Read More »Regents, lawmakers, look to mend fences after chairman’s resignation 
Regents and lawmakers alike expect the June 18 resignation of the Arizona Board of Regents’ chairman can heal any lingering wounds between them, though Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, who is at the center of the controversy, said the resignation changes nothing.
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