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House approves tax exemption for pesticides, fertilizers
The preliminary vote by the full House came following pleas from lawmakers representing agricultural communities that it's unfair to require those who grow food for Arizonans and people across the county to pay taxes on items they need.
Bowers yanks contentious water bill that threatened drought plan
After House Speaker Rusty Bowers created a kerfuffle by pushing a bill that threatened to tank Arizona’s efforts to sign onto a multi-state drought plan and craft a similar intrastate plan, he asked at the last minute for the contentious proposal to be held.
Rep. Finchem bill proposes electronic signatures for ballot measures
A proposal by a Southern Arizona lawmaker could make it easier for groups to propose their own state laws and constitutional amendments.
Legislator proposes law to ban politics from classroom
Rep. Mark Finchem wants the State Board of Education to craft an educator code of ethics explicitly prohibiting politicking in the classroom - an activity already banned under state law.
Bill proposes to strip county boards of power to reject federal grants for police
County supervisors would no longer have the authority to reject federal funds for local law enforcement agencies under a bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark Finchem.
House Republicans choose Rep. Bowers to lead them
Newly elected House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, inherits a chamber where he can't afford to alienate a single Republican.
Lawmakers jockey for leadership roles in House, Senate
The day after the November 6 election will be followed by another kind of vote, as elected Arizona senators and representatives will meet with their fellow Republicans and Democrats to choose leaders for their respective parties.
4 Republican lawmakers line up for race to run House
Up until the August 28 primary election, the speaker’s race appeared to be a two-way contest between Reps. Darin Mitchell and Rusty Bowers. But with Mitchell’s defeat in the primary, several other candidates have declared their intentions to run for the chamber’s top position.
Mitchell primary loss opens door for Bowers’ run for speaker
A surprise loss in Legislative District 13 upended the speaker’s race in the Arizona House of Representatives.
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.
