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House, Senate leaders cut budget deal with Arizona governor
Republican leaders who control the majority in the Arizona Legislature said Sunday they've reached a deal with GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1.
House passes bill to put more restrictions on voter registration
The state House voted Monday to create some new crimes for certain voter-registration activities in a move several lawmakers suggested will suppress voting, particularly by the young and minorities.
Republican legislator calls for a state Lt. Gov.
A Republican lawmaker is again asking voters to give Arizona a lieutenant governor, a role that would supersede the secretary of state as first in the line of succession for the governor’s office.
Lawmaker introduces new proposal to revamp Independent Redistricting Commission
A Republican lawmaker is reviving an effort to change the makeup of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, the body responsible for redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional district maps once a decade.
Ducey attorneys respond to lawsuit challenging process of Senate appointment
In legal papers filed Friday, Brett Johnson, who is leading the legal team, acknowledged that vacancies in the U.S. Senate must be filled by a special election. But Johnson told U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa that the U.S. Constitution allows the Legislature to let Ducey name a senator to serve until the next regular election.
Tax-hike plan from conservative changes school-funding debate
Pigs aren’t flying. But it’s probably worth another look out the window, just to check, now that a conservative Republican proposed raising taxes in Arizona.
Expelled lawmaker makes bid for documents in harassment probe
The attorney for Don Shooter charged Wednesday that House leaders are illegally trying to hide the notes of investigators who prepared the report that led to his ouster on charges of sexual harassment.
Hobbs not inclined to play governor when Ducey’s away
When Doug Ducey crosses state lines, it will be “Governor Katie Hobbs” to you.
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.
Court voids 2017 ‘dark money’ law
A judge has slapped down efforts by Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican-controlled Legislature to create new exceptions to laws that require disclosure of campaign finance spending.
Racially-charged comments lead to Stringer’s removal as criminal justice reform committee chairman
Rep. David Stringer on Friday was stripped of his chairmanship of the House Sentencing and Recidivism Reform Committee after again making inflammatory comments about race and immigration.
Coalition of voters takes Ducey to court over filling U.S. Senate seat
The former leader of Arizona’s Libertarian Party filed a lawsuit against Gov. Doug Ducey Wednesday, arguing he must immediately hold a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John McCain.
