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A look at the past to imagine tied, flipped Legislature
It’s been more than three decades since Democrats held control of the Arizona Senate. With Republican majorities thinning in recent years, Democratic leaders are considering plans for a tied or […]
Voters to decide whether child sex traffickers get life in prison
Ignoring pleas from Democrats that victims could be caught up in harsh sentencing, Republican lawmakers on Monday sent a measure to the November ballot that if passed by voters in November would require those convicted of sex trafficking minors to spend life in prison with no chance of ever being released.
Debate fiery over expansion of self-defense law
A Senate committee approved an expansion of Arizona’s "castle doctrine'' self-defense law to make it apply not just in someone's home and yard but on any property they own or control after a fiery debate on Thursday.
Lawmakers to start 2024 session with massive budget deficit
From a $2 billion surplus to a $450 million deficit, lawmakers will have tough choice to make to balance the budget.
Arizona Legislature sends transportation tax proposal to voters
The longest legislative session in state history came to an end Monday after 204 days as lawmakers in both chambers succeeded in adjourning sine die shortly after 5 p.m., finally addressing a transportation tax extension they’d wrestled with for months.
Hobbs vetoes 4 bills targeting drag shows, performers
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Friday designed to target "drag'' shows and performers.
Arizona lawmakers propose increase in base education funding
The proposed state budget released today marks some strides forward for public education funding, including a 0.9% increase in base level funding.
Senate approves 4-year continuation for school for deaf, blind
In what has become a mysterious political struggle, state senators on Thursday debated on how long to allow the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind to operate before it must return to the Legislature for approval to continue as a state agency.
Tax cut proposals get initial approval
Courting a possible veto, Republican state senators have approved three proposals to cut individual income taxes as soon as this coming budget year – and deny the new governor the revenues she is counting on to create new programs and expand existing ones.
House sends bill to help Uber to Ducey
A requirement for regular safety inspections of rideshare vehicles could soon be a thing of the past.
Goodyear family inspires boater safety proposal
Kristen and Whitney Heilesen were on a tube behind their parents’ boat on Lake Pleasant in 2017 when a wave runner crossed the boat’s wake and hit them. Kristen, who was 10 at the time, suffered a gash on […]
GOP lawmakers give business owners escape from school surcharge
Republican state representatives voted Friday to allow the owners of small businesses -- and anyone who organizes their finances for tax purposes as one -- to escape paying the voter-approved income tax surcharge on the wealthy to fund education.
