As a Senate panel prepares to vote on legislation that would immediately end Gov. Doug Ducey’s Covid-caused state of emergency, an influential House Republican and legislative attorneys are warning it would have unintended consequences.
Read More »GOP lawmaker urges colleagues not to end Covid restrictions
Discontent with vote bringing slew of election bills 
As a significant portion of Arizona Republicans continue fighting to overturn the results of the last election, some GOP lawmakers have pivoted to crafting legislation to change how future elections are conducted.
Read More »GOP lawmaker introduces legislation to curtail governor’s emergency powers
A veteran state lawmaker is moving to strip Gov. Doug Ducey of the powers he assumed when he declared an emergency 10 months ago.
Read More »Mesnard seeks immunity from Shooter lawsuit
The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to decide the scope of immunity provided to state lawmakers.
Read More »Former DES head drops libel suit against state
The former director of the Department of Economic Security is dropping the libel lawsuit he filed against the state after he was fired.
Read More »Some reform-minded Dems accept dark money 
A handful of Arizona Democrats running to replace incumbent Republicans in swing districts have high-minded aspirations of expanding the state's Clean Elections program and limiting money in politics.
Read More »Lawsuit filed over alleged libel, slander in LD23 race 
A Republican House candidate in Legislative District 23 is suing the incumbent he defeated and a local party official for slander and libel on the campaign trail.
Read More »Mesnard asks for immunity from ousted member’s lawsuit
A former House speaker wants the state's high court to rule that the concept of legislative immunity is so broad that he cannot be sued for defamation by ousted Rep. Don Shooter.
Read More »Judge won’t stop Democrat county recorder from telling voters how to correct ballots
Voters in at least one Arizona county are getting instructions on how to "correct'' a wrong vote that may be illegal.
Read More »Powerless lawmakers meet with owners of closed businesses 
Republican lawmakers who have been spinning their wheels since spring have turned to meeting with lobbyists and owners of shuttered industries to search for ways to help them reopen — but they’re still limited in what they can accomplish.
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