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GOP outpaces Dems during extended registration
The voter registration period in Arizona has come to a close after a pressurized 10 days in which the deadline was challenged, extended and cut short.
Race is on to register voters under extended deadline
After an 11th-hour court victory extended Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks, Democratic-leaning groups say they’re treating every day like deadline day.
Republicans rail against all-mail elections, but they vote by mail
Saying it is ripe for fraud, many Arizona Republican lawmakers oppose the idea of sending mail ballots to all voters during the COVID-19 crisis, but 79% of the GOP caucus opts for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver their vote.
All mail election debate gets new life, spurred by virus
A fight is brewing in Arizona over whether to switch to an all-mail ballot for the primary and general election in order to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Arizona lawmakers mull shutting down session to prevent coronavirus spread
A House Democrat has announced he’ll be stepping back from most lawmaking duties for the remainder of the session amid calls from some legislators to temporarily suspend the session to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
Bill limits use of unmarked cars for traffic enforcement
A Gilbert Republican lawmaker wants to limit the number of unmarked cars that police can use for traffic stops.
Bill would require cops to use meter in noise complaints
State lawmakers are moving to subject noise complaints to the same standards as speeding violations.
Sen. Eddie Farnsworth to retire
Arizona Senate President Pro Tempore Eddie Farnsworth, the influential Republican leader who’s held an iron grip over criminal justice legislation for the better part of two decades, will not seek re-election.
Expect revival of pet bills that failed to survive
Even after settling on a multi-billion spending plan for the next year, there was plenty left unsettled when lawmakers went home for the summer.
Proposal to lower minimum wage for young workers dead
A bid to allow employers to pay some young workers less than the voter-mandated minimum wage is effectively dead. The Senate Rules Committee voted this afternoon that the proposal by Rep. Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, would effectively amend two separate public votes that established a state minimum wage. The first, in 2006, included a definition of "employees;'' the second in 2016 pushed the wages [...]
Minimum wage bill on hold in Senate Rules Committee
A bid to slice the minimum wage for some young workers hit a speed bump Monday as some lawmakers questioned its legality.
Minimum wage change passes out of Senate committee
Legislation to allow employers to pay some young people less than the voter-mandated minimum wage cleared a crucial hurdle Thursday after its sponsor agreed it would not be tied to whether the worker was in school.
