Republican lawmakers are asking Gov. Doug Ducey to sign a bill they concede has no practical effect.
Read More »Bill makes illegal voting practice illegal – again
Senate leadership scramble, 3 eye presidency 
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 panel approves resurrected election bill 
A Senate panel gave a new, temporary life Monday to a bill that would restrict early voting and mandate hand counts of ballots.
Read More »Republican election bills continue to die in the Senate 
A total of 14 Republican bills died on the Senate floor on Monday, the most bills struck down in one session in recent memory. Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, voted against 12 of the dead bills along with the entire Democratic ...
Read More »Getting around public records law 
When one Democratic state senator was arrested at the start of August, his colleagues snapped into action.
Read More »State senator among arrested protestors at Sinema’s office 
State Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale, was arrested with two nationally known civil rights leaders and 36 others July 26 at an anti-filibuster sit-in at the Phoenix office of U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
Read More »Audit stirs dissension among GOP senators 
In letting the Senate’s audit drag on as auditors demand more subpoenaed materials, Senate President Karen Fann has managed to delay a fight within her caucus over how to handle the eventual results.
Read More »Passing bills means wise choices, gaining support 
Gov. Doug Ducey signed and vetoed more bills than ever before, and almost one-third of the Legislature went home batting .000 for passing bills.
Read More »Flat tax a legacy of GOP caucus 
Perhaps the longest-lasting consequence of this year’s session will be the $1.8 billion in ongoing tax cuts lawmakers passed on party lines.
Read More »Election audit overshadows work in Senate 
In some ways, the most important event of the 2021 legislative session didn’t even happen at the Capitol.
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