Every single member of the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday for a measure that will shield their addresses and other personal information from the public as elected officials are increasingly subjected to threats and protests at their homes.
Read More »Senate approves measure to shield lawmakers’ addresses and other personal information
Ex-Border agent indicted in sex assault of an Arizona teen 
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been indicted in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a teenage girl in Arizona earlier this year, according to federal authorities.
Read More »Panel aims to protect vulnerable adults
Nearly four years after a disabled woman in a vegetative state gave birth to a baby at a Hacienda HealthCare facility, a House committee is touting its efforts to ensure that Arizona’s vulnerable adults will be protected.
Read More »Bills would expand protections of sexual assault survivors 
A new Arizona law pushed by a survivor of sexual assault will expand the protections of survivors by extending lifetime injunction on perpetrators.
Read More »Former DES head drops libel suit against state
The former director of the Department of Economic Security is dropping the libel lawsuit he filed against the state after he was fired.
Read More »Ducey signs legislation to give sex abuse survivors more time to sue assailants
Calling it a "significant and critical first step,'' Gov Doug Ducey has signed into law a measure that will give those who were sexually assaulted or abused as children more time to sue, no matter how long ago the event occurred.
Read More »Senate stalls on budget again 
Instead, Fann, R-Prescott, emerged from her office shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday to end the day and apologize to a group of red-shirted teachers, many of whom had spent their first day of summer vacation watching a mostly-empty Senate floor.
Read More »Kern demands apology from Boyer over comments on sex abuse bill
A key House lawmaker is demanding an apology from Sen. Paul Boyer over the tactics the Phoenix Republican has used to push his legislation giving victims of child sex abuse more time to sue their assailants.
Read More »Claim seeks $45M for incapacitated woman who gave birth
Lawyers for an incapacitated woman who was raped and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility have filed a $45 million notice of claim against the state, saying she may have been impregnated before.
Read More »Rape of incapacitated woman spurs search for solutions at Capitol
Advocates for the disability community will meet at the state Capitol Wednesday in search of solutions after a recent rape at a care home caught international attention and outrage.
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