For most of this session, lawmakers have been working with stakeholders of various interests to cobble together legislation that addresses Arizona’s water woes, but concerns over conservation and money have slowed progress.
Read More »Money, conservation slows water authority bill
Bowers expects to be vilified for JFK honor 
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation is giving House Speaker Rusty Bowers a “Profiles in Courage” award for his refusal to go along with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona. Bowers, who is ...
Read More »Budget proposal killed in House committee 
Two Republicans joined Democrats Wednesday to kill a scaled-down state budget proposal.
Read More »Senate panel approves resurrected election bill 
A Senate panel gave a new, temporary life Monday to a bill that would restrict early voting and mandate hand counts of ballots.
Read More »Special session sought to fix PC snafu 
While both the House and Senate have passed bills to walk back a legal change made earlier this month and allow for precinct committeeman elections, neither has enough support now to take effect in time.
Read More »GOP lawmakers flex political muscle on LGBTQ bills 
House Speaker Rusty Bowers still wants a hearing for a bill he is co-sponsoring to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people, even if he has to handpick the committee to get it done. On Thursday, Bowers joined with the Democrats to ...
Read More »House OKs school spending limit, Senate wavers 
After the House voted to suspend a cap on spending for public schools earlier this week, eyes turn to the Senate, which is still stalled. Sen. President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, said February 16 she is trying to get eight ...
Read More »GOP lawmakers differ over accepting Afghan kids 
Republican lawmakers have been staking out conflicting positions on whether Afghan refugees should be resettled here, and the fear of public backlash led the enrollment of refugee children to be delayed in one local school district. The enrollment of about ...
Read More »Court makes statement, rules against lawmakers
The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday issued a broad ruling that will change forever how state budgets are adopted.
Read More »Slew of newcomers fill empty seats in Legislature 
The House will start 2022 with nine new members who were appointed to fill spots that opened due to a slew of resignations after the 2021 session. And that means new faces will be heading a couple of powerful committees.
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