The sponsor of three bills aimed at altering state vaccination laws said Thursday that her proposals are "misunderstood.''

A bill seeking to repeal a 2017 law requiring life-saving measures for fetuses delivered alive failed to pass out of the House Judiciary Committee today, an outcome predicted by the bill’s sponsor long before two hours of debate that she sought to avoid.

Following strong support in the Legislature last year for legalizing needle exchanges, a Republican lawmaker is trying again to allow drug users to legally trade in their used needles.

Republicans on a House panel advanced Rep. Nancy Barto’s bill on a 5-3 vote Tuesday. If approved and signed into law, gamblers with winnings of $100,000 or more would be allowed to request that their identity be kept a secret.

Three Republican lawmakers have reached a consensus on a plan to ask voters to raise a sales tax for education funding.

According to the report, people with cognitive disabilities are seven times more likely to be sexually assaulted than the general public, and 12 times more likely if the victim is also a woman.

In the wake of horror at Hacienda HealthCare, there is no shortage of ideas for how to prevent abuse in the disability community. But what action can and will actually be taken at the state Legislature this year is not yet clear.

Advocates for the disability community will meet at the state Capitol Wednesday in search of solutions after a recent rape at a care home caught international attention and outrage.

A veteran lawmaker says the time has finally come to tell Arizonans they can't legally use cyanide as a cancer treatment.

Women who want to terminate a pregnancy are going to be asked some questions first.