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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Senators foil revival of 2 tough immigration bills
A handful of Senate Republicans, some of them trying to avoid a return of the divisive days of 2010, foiled a revival of immigration enforcement legislation Feb. 22.
Senate approves ‘Grant’s Law’ but votes down sanctuary cities measure
Invoking the name of a convenience mart clerk shot to death, the state Senate voted Monday to require those not here legally who are convinced of certain crimes to serve their full sentences without the chance of parole.
Police standards board won’t promote high-tech simulators
The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board is avoiding running afoul of procurement laws by washing its hands of a $6.4 million funding request for 15 state-of-the art, use-of-force simulators.
