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Bet on it – sports wagering to become law
Sports betting in Arizona is a signature away from becoming legal after a lengthy and dramatic vote in the state Senate.
House, Senate discard mask requirement
Calling it a matter of personal freedom, Republican state senators voted Monday to allow themselves to take off their masks.
Bill to require clergy to report child sex abuse dies in Senate
Her daughter wouldn’t have spent the first 30 months of her life enduring violent abuse if a bill a panel of Arizona senators voted to kill under religious pressure today had been law six years ago, a mother told the Senate committee.
Senate panel approves community college aid
Financial help may be in sight for recent high school grads who find themselves a few bucks short of what they need to go to community college.
Senate to consider restriction on school expulsions, suspensions
When it comes to suspending or expelling students, how young is too young? If a new proposal becomes law, the answer in Arizona will be 7 or younger.
Senate moves to restrict early voting
Republican senators are moving on two fronts to erect new hurdles in the path of those who want to vote early.
Senate bill to outlaw certain abortions gets tentative approval
State senators voted Wednesday to make abortions illegal if the woman is seeking to terminate the pregnancy because of a genetic abnormality of the fetus.
In-state tuition for Dreamers 1 step closer
A Senate panel took the first steps Tuesday to reversing a policy that denies in-state tuition to "dreamers'' at state universities and community colleges.
Democrats irked at barefaced Republicans, don’t file complaints
A month into the legislative session, nobody has yet filed a formal complaint about lawmakers who deliberately disregard the Covid safety guidelines set up by the House and Senate to ensure the safety of lawmakers, staff and visitors.
Time running out for some sex abuse victims to file suit
Time is quickly running out for many who were sexually assaulted or abused years ago as children to try to get some justice from perpetrators or those who allowed it to occur.
Community colleges to stay with only 2-year degrees
On a 3-6 vote Tuesday the Senate Education Committee quashed legislation which would have allowed these colleges to start offering baccalaureate degrees.
Republicans accuse Democrats of political theater over gun legislation
A Prescott Republican lawmaker lashed out at Democrats Thursday, accusing them of being more interested in political “theater” than solving the question of gun violence in schools.
