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Lawmakers to explore how to get per diem increase after veto
Stunned by the governor's veto, some lawmakers already are exploring how – and when – they can finally get an increase in their living allowances.
Mine inspector dismisses bill aimed at making office appointed
Arizona is the only state in the country that still elects a mine inspector. A Democratic lawmaker wants to change that.
Dems: House restriction on debate silences minority
House Republicans voted Jan. 28 to limit the amount of time lawmakers can speak in debate, a move Democrats say is an attempt to silence the minority party.
Rep. Stringer apologizes to colleagues on House floor
Rep. David Stringer apologized on the House floor today for inflammatory comments he has made about race. Last year, the Republican from Prescott was twice recorded making comments about race... […]
Governing the conduct of legislators is tricky, unprecedented
When it comes to dealing with lawmakers like Republican Rep. David Stringer of Prescott, Senate President Steve Yarbrough defers to advice he once heard from his son.
2nd straight year of calls for a lawmaker’s ouster
For the second year in a row, the House hovers on the edge of moral turmoil and the potential ouster of a member.
Lawmakers jockey for leadership roles in House, Senate
The day after the November 6 election will be followed by another kind of vote, as elected Arizona senators and representatives will meet with their fellow Republicans and Democrats to choose leaders for their respective parties.
3 Democrats jockey for position of House minority leader
Two House Democrats who planned to run as a team for separate caucus leadership roles are now challenging each other for the top spot.
Few lawmakers achieve perfect attendance, voting records
Only 19 state lawmakers, or 21 percent, made it to work every day and also registered a vote on 100 percent of the measures that went up on the board during the 53rd Legislature’s second regular session.
Democrats urge governor to call special session on guns after Texas shooting
Democrat lawmakers are using Friday's school shooting in Texas in a bid to get Gov. Doug Ducey to call lawmakers into special session to adopt new gun laws.
Dems for sales tax hikes before they were against them
Arizona Democratic leaders oppose a sales tax hike to provide new revenues for teacher pay raises, despite supporting sales tax increases in previous years.
Ducey school-shooter proposal adds cops, mental-health services to campuses
Ducey’s plan, which he’ll need to convince the state Legislature to approve, includes some new dollars to help pay for school psychiatrists, a program that would allow former cops to act as armed, volunteer security guards at schools, and an unspecified amount of state funding to help more schools hire school resource officers.
