The Arizona Legislature is considering Senate Bill 1354 to alleviate the state’s health care workforce shortage. The bill provides support for five programs — Graduate Medical Education, the University of Arizona Medical School, primary care provider loan repayment, medical student loan repayments, and nurse training. All of these programs will move the needle on the shortage.
Read More »Kirkpatrick, attorney trade barbs over her residency
Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick acknowledged Monday she was circulating petitions for her congressional bid last year and earlier this year which bore a Tucson address where she did not live at the time.
Read More »Shooter eligible to run for LD13 senate seat, judge rules 
Former Yuma Rep. Don Shooter will get a second chance at a political comeback.
Read More »Ex-lawmaker Shooter says Yuma is his home, judge to rule 
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Rosa Mroz will rule today in a lawsuit challenging former Yuma Rep. Don Shooter’s residency — an issue that could keep him off the ballot this fall.
Read More »Lawsuit challenges Don Shooter’s residency
A Republican contender in Legislative District 13 is challenging former Yuma Rep. Don Shooter’s residency in his bid for a comeback to the state Senate.
Read More »Arizona lawmaker to take another shot at silencing college voters
Calling the practice unethical, a Flagstaff Republican lawmaker wants to bar college students from voting where they may live most of the year.
Read More »Democratic legislative candidate disputes evidence he lives outside his district
In campaign ads and on social media, Democrat Michael Muscato and his family portray a life at home just north of Phoenix, more than 15 miles outside the boundaries of the district Muscato is running to represent as a state senator.
Read More »Latino group to file counter suit in MCCCD tuition case 
A Latino legal civil rights organization plans to file a counter suit against the state in its legal challenge to Maricopa County Community College District’s policy of granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants.
Read More »Senator Carlyle Begay’s goal: to give a stronger voice to tribes 
The newest senator from northern Arizona brings a different perspective to the Senate, one that is in large part guided by an upbringing as a Navajo and the unique needs of the state’s rural areas.
Read More »Rep. Hale seeking to have new Sen. Begay removed from office 
Only hours after he was sworn into the Arizona Senate, Democrat Carlyle Begay faces a challenge to his seat on the grounds that he doesn’t live in the district he was appointed to represent.
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