It's beginning to look like Arizona's going to have a bit more congressional clout after 2022.
Read More »Dem leader says new Senate harassment policy doesn’t go far enough
A move by Senate leadership to update the chamber's harassment policy is provoking some criticism over what is not included.
Read More »Arizona narrowly avoided backlash facing North Carolina
An economic backlash broadened Tuesday against a North Carolina law that critics say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with PayPal announcing it has canceled a major expansion in the state.
Read More »Proposed law would vet business regulations for anticompetitiveness
The ripple effect from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on anticompetitive business practices by North Carolina dentists is reaching Arizona, aided by Gov. Doug Ducey.
Read More »Yuma lawmaker plans e-cigarette taxation legislation 
In light of devastating projections of a $1.5 billion budget shortfall in the current and next fiscal years, a Democratic lawmaker is proposing a tax on e-cigarettes, saying that the modest revenues the new tax could bring in would be a small start to bridging the deficit.
Read More »Report: Arizona saw nation’s largest in-state tuition hikes
Arizona’s four-year public universities had the nation’s largest in-state tuition and fees increase over the past five years, according the nonprofit organization that oversees the SAT.
Read More »Brewer hits out-of-state fundraising trail 
Gov. Jan Brewer is back on the fundraising trail for out-of-state Republicans, reprising the role of national GOP star she’s held since vaulting to prominence in 2010.
Read More »Bill making gold legal tender sent to Brewer 
Arizona is returning to its gold rush roots with a bill that would make precious metals legal currency.
Read More »Arizona among states to reach settlement with US cigarette makers
Three U.S. cigarette makers say they have reached a settlement with 17 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico to resolve a dispute over payments required under a 1998 anti-smoking agreement.
Read More »Report: Arizona teachers less likely to have high absenteeism
One in three Arizona teachers was absent for more than 10 days in the 2009-2010 school year, slightly better than the national rate of 36 percent, according to a recent report.
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