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Realtors assail Rep. Mitchell despite membership in group
The Arizona Association of Realtors is campaigning against one of its own members with negative ads attacking Republican Rep. Darin Mitchell.
Arizona ethics committee to consider speeding lawmaker
A group of Arizona lawmakers will consider an ethics complaint concerning a member who bragged about speeding to a sheriff's deputy.
Legion of striking teachers descend on Capitol as Senate adjourns
As more than 40,000 teachers and their supporters marched from downtown Phoenix to the Arizona Capitol the next morning, the state Senate adjourned for the week and rank-and-file members left without a vote on a budget that could boost teacher pay.
Racial slur at center of lengthy House floor debate
With little work to do on the Arizona House floor, members spent more than 90 minutes debating the offensiveness of rap lyrics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
