A BIG ‘thank you’ from Allen
Sen. Sylvia Allen, who is well poised to retain her eastern Arizona seat in Legislative District 5, has sent a “thank you” email to supporters, calling her constituents “the best... […]
4 vie for Senate majority whip, leader
The jockeying has begun for Senate leadership positions besides the presidency, the Arizona Capitol Times has learned.
Allen pulls away in LD5 Senate race
Sen. Sylvia Allen is slightly leading in the Republican primary race for the Senate in Legislative District 5, which encompasses a sprawling rural area in eastern Arizona.
Senator asks Brewer: What’s the plan?
Sen. Sylvia Allen sent a letter to Gov. Jan Brewer on May 26 asking her one overarching question: What’s your plan?
Environmental group gives Legislature, governor ‘F’
A prominent environmental group said this year's legislative session will go down in history as one of the most devastating for the state's natural resources.
Power line cost pits lawmakers vs. ACC
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided three years ago that homebuilders should pay the cost of extending power lines to new houses, but some lawmakers now want to go back to the way things used to be and force utility companies to foot the bill.
Senate kills texting while driving ban
For the second year in a row, the Arizona Senate on March 2 shot down an attempt to ban texting while driving amid concerns about imposing too much government regulation.
Senate passes bill to stop roadside sales of animals
The Senate has approved a bill that would ban the sale of animals along roadways and in public parks across the state.
Legislation would lengthen divorce wait time
Social conservatives say Arizona should stand up for marriage by making it take longer to untie the knot. A Senate committee on Feb. 17 approved a bill to triple to 180 days the state's current 60-day period that courts must wait before considering a divorce request.
Senate panel backs changes to photo enforcement
Arizona legislators say they want to make the state's groundbreaking and controversial highway speed-camera program fairer even while waiting for voters to decide whether to repeal it outright.
Bill to give sheriff, other county officials control over budget fails
Legislation aimed at giving county sheriffs and other county officers full control over their budgets failed to get the nod of a Senate panel on Feb. 10.
Konopnicki to challenge Allen for Senate seat
The Republican primary election in a rural Arizona district is shaping up to be an exciting one, as a term-limited member of the House has announced he will challenge the district's incumbent Republican senator.