Arizona GOP election rules advance, include releasing ballot images

The Arizona Senate Government Committee advanced seven election bills in its first meeting since the conclusion of the Senate’s unprecedented ballot review last year.

Proposed ban on 'sexually explicit materials' in Arizona schools criticized as return to 'no promo homo' era

House Bill 2495, as proposed, would ban ‘sexually explicit materials’ from school classrooms. The bill includes explicit definition of what classifies as ‘sexually explicit materials,’ but drew controversy for defining homosexuality as 'sexually explicit material.'

Maricopa County looking to hire thousands of poll workers ahead of midterm elections

Maricopa County Elections Department is looking to hire nearly 3,000 poll workers for the upcoming midterm elections. With the increased interest in the voting process since the 2020 election, recruiters are hoping it helps attract more applicants.

Senator Kyrsten Sinema censured by Arizona Democratic Party over filibuster stance

Senator Kyrsten Sinema has been censured by the Arizona Democratic party over her opposition to change or eliminate the Senate's filibuster rule. There was a recent attempt to change the filibuster rule in an effort to get a voting rights bill passed.

Arizona governor sues Biden administration to keep school anti-mask mandate rules

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sued the Biden administration on Jan. 21 over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don't have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

Arizona bill would ban transgender girls, women from teams

Republicans have dubbed the proposal that was sidelined during the coronavirus-shortened 2020 legislative session in Arizona the “Save Women’s Sports Act.”

Arizona Republicans on Senate panel approve guns on college campuses

Republicans on the Arizona state Senate Judiciary committee on Thursday approved legislation that would require public colleges and universities to allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry a gun.

Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva tests positive for coronavirus

"We all have a role to play to protect our loved ones from COVID-19 and the risk of hospitalization, especially while Arizona is experiencing this surge," Grijalva tweeted.

Republican lawmakers target Arizona school boards group

The Arizona Senate advanced a bill that would ban the more than 200 school boards that are Arizona School Boards Association members from using taxpayer money to pay yearly membership fees.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly says he will support proposed filibuster changes

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said last week that she will not vote to weaken the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold, bucking her party leaders yet again and dealing a major blow to Democrats' election reform effort. 

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema faces mounting criticism from Democrats over filibuster stance

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is facing mounting pressure and criticism from Democrats over her support of the Senate filibuster. The filibuster is seen as an obstacle to the Democrat's voting rights bill.

Teen shot at Phoenix Wendy's and desalination for Arizona: some of our top stories from this week

It's been a week filled with sad as well as offbeat stories. From a teen fast food restaurant worker who was shot in the head, to an Arizona CEO who is offering new hires bonuses to quit, here's a list of this week's top stories.

Arizona Gov. Ducey quietly approves $95M in virus cash to boost pay for troopers, prison guards and more

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey quietly tapped $95 million from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act to provide pay boosts to the state’s corrections officers, state troopers and more.

King family rallies in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day

Martin Luther King III; his wife, Andrea Waters King; and their daughter Yolanda Renee King, 13, took part Saturday in an on-the-ground campaign for voting rights in Phoenix.

Newsmaker Saturday - Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Sarah Porter
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Part 1: FOX 10's John Hook talks to Dr. Joshua LaBaer, Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University about the COVID-19 omicron variant. Part 2: Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy, discusses the pros and cons of Pacific ocean desalination to create clean drinking water in Arizona.

Trump speaks at 'Save America' rally in Florence

Former President Trump returned to Arizona on Jan. 15. He was the keynote speaker at the ‘Save America' rally in Florence, and he was joined by a long list of other conservative politicians.