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GOP senator wants to let Arizonans pay taxes in bitcoin
Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, wants to require the state’s Department of Revenue to accept cryptocurrency as payment for personal income taxes.
AG rules Bisbee bag ban illegal
The finding is the latest loss for Bisbee, which prohibited local retailers from providing single-use plastic bags to customers in 2014. State lawmakers then banned such local ordinances the following year, and now the attorney general has weighed in following a complaint from Sen. Warren Petersen, a Gilbert Republican.
Small group of Republicans buck their party, vote their conscience
Republican Sen. Warren Petersen and Reps. Eddie Farnsworth and Rusty Bowers certainly don’t vote alike with Democrats. They also have the distinction of being the most likely to buck their own party.
Bisbee to AG: keep state’s nose out of bag ban
The Bisbee city attorney told Attorney General Mark Brnovich Tuesday that his community's regulations on plastic bags are none of the state's business.
Petersen asks Brnovich to probe Bisbee’s plastic bags ban
Sen. Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office and asked if the City of Bisbee’s ban on single-use plastic bags violates state laws.
Moderates vs. conservatives as Republicans scramble in East Valley’s LD12
Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs’ decision to run for Congress has had a domino effect in Legislative District 12, as Republicans scramble to fill the Senate seat left vacate by the 14-year lawmaker.
Much work remains on Ducey professional licensing bill
One of Gov. Doug Ducey’s top priorities from his State of the State address took its first step toward completion as a House committee signed off on his plan to eliminate licensing requirements for a handful of professions, but there is still much work to be done before the proposal is in its final form.
House takes first step toward district boundaries drawn entirely by Republicans
A House panel approved a change in the redistricting process that, if ratified by voters, could have the lines for future legislative and congressional elections drawn only by Republicans.
Bill would make agencies prove their regulations are necessary
State lawmakers are moving to effectively stand state regulation of businesses on their head, requiring government agencies to prove their rules and restrictions are necessary.
Petersen seeks to prevent lavish payouts to errant public officials
A Gilbert Republican lawmaker is crafting legislation he says will crack down on public officials who illegally waste money and then walk away with lucrative pensions.
Rep. Petersen wants to scale back Industrial Commission
Rep. Warren Petersen wants to downsize the Industrial Commission of Arizona, saying it has gotten too big in the decades since it expanded past its original mission of overseeing the state’s workers’ compensation system.
Therapy for animals: Should chiropractors practice on the family pet, let alone hedgehogs and cockatoos?
Thomas Pfafman was a skeptic once, too. Pfafman, a veterinarian, once thought chiropractic care done on animals was a scam, especially after he saw an untrained chiropractor injure a horse early in his career.
