Lawmakers hope to take another look at the governor’s proposed school safety plan before the legislation is debated in committee.
Read More »Hearing on Ducey gun violence bill cancelled
Six-year effort to build border wall ends with purchase of cameras 
A bid to build a privately financed border wall between Arizona and Mexico ended after six years with some hunting cameras, but no actual wall.
Read More »House OKs bill protecting off-duty police officers
The Arizona House has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers.
Read More »Senator holding swing vote in voucher expansion leaning toward ‘no’ 
The state senator with the deciding vote on a bill that would give all Arizona students access to a program that allows public money to pay for private schooling wants “rock solid caps” on its enrollment.
Read More »Brophy McGee mulling ethics complaint against Smith
A veteran state lawmaker could face an ethics probe following comments he made last week in an unsuccessful bid to get colleagues to vote for a controversial bill.
Read More »Senator tries to embarrass GOP colleagues into voting for immigration bill
The 16-14 vote against SB1279 came despite exhortations from Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, who said it only makes sense to ensure that people who already are breaking federal law don’t get a chance to continue to prey on Arizonans.
Read More »Senator promises to scale back bill that threatens political entities’ funding 
A Senate panel has approved a bill expanding a law that allows the state to withhold money from government entities that don’t do as legislators please after its sponsor promised to scale back the scope of its application.
Read More »Abortion bill stirs debate on chances of a premature newborn’s survival
State lawmakers voted Wednesday to mandate that doctors have to try to resuscitate any fetus born alive -- even if is not viable.
Read More »Senator wants to broadly expand law designed to punish wayward cities 
A law that allows the state to withhold the revenues from communities that don’t do as Arizona lawmakers please has been called illegal coercion. Sen. Steve Smith wants to expand it.
Read More »Arizona House rejects stiffer illegal immigration penalties
The Arizona House rejected a bill Wednesday that would stiffen sentences for immigrants in the country illegally, after a fervent effort from Republican supporters who wanted the bill to pass.
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