Arizona to accept consular ID cards as valid identification
The new law is expected to mostly benefit immigrants living in Arizona illegally without access to any other types of state or federal identification, including driver’s licenses.
Arizona senators vote to approve $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill
The 50-49 vote gives President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies a victory that they say is crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
Arizona House approves sports betting, gambling bill amid transparency questions
Some Democrats in the Arizona House raised questions about a major expansion of gambling Gov. Ducey needs as part of his thus-far secret deal with Native American tribes to update their gambling compact.
Ready to reopen? Some Arizona school districts scramble to put kids back in class by March 22
School districts were in overdrive after Arizona's governor ordered them to offer in-person learning for students by March 15.
Arizona State Senate approves anti-abortion bill
The Arizona State Senate has approved a measure that will ban abortions due to Down Syndrome or other genetic abnormalities.
Arizona House approves bill allowing businesses to ignore mask mandates
HB2770 would make it optional for businesses to enforce city and statewide mask mandates in Arizona.
GOP lawmakers in Arizona House block clean energy standards
It would ban the Arizona Corporation Commission from adopting new standards that would require most of the state’s utilities to get half their power from renewable sources by 2035.
Arizona Corporation Commission probes water contamination from Luke Air Force Base
Officials with the Arizona Corporation Commission say yhey will hold an emergency open meeting to discuss the recent discovery of chemical contamination of water near Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix.
Bill would designate Arizona gun stores as essential firms
The measure would apply to any store in Arizona that sells guns, ammunition or their components.
Arizona House OKs bill allowing guns in cars on school grounds
HB2840 allows legally armed people in Arizona to leave their weapons loaded while they pick up their children at school.
Arizona State Senate has no space for ballots it got after court battle against Maricopa County
The Arizona State Senate apparently does not know what to do with 2.1 million voted ballots, after they spent more than two months fighting to enforce a subpoena seeking access to them.
Fired Arizona Senate aide seeks $500,000 in harassment case
The three Republicans on the panel agreed that the evidence collected during an investigation by the committee’s attorney did not meet the “clear and convincing” standard required to sustain the complaint and mete out punishment to Sen. Wendy Rogers.
Bill purging Arizona early voting list clears Senate
The bill by Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, would purge people from the early voting list if they skip the primary and general election for two cycles in a row.
Arizona bill limits sex ed, discussion of sexual orientation in schools
SB1456 would ban any sex education before fifth grade and require them to opt-in to HIV/AIDS instruction and any discussion of sexuality, gender identity or gender expression.
Controversy continues as Maricopa County, State Senate get ready for 2020 election audit
Maricopa County's Board of Supervisors held a closed-door executive session on March 2 that is connected to the 2020 election.
Supreme Court likely to uphold Arizona voting restrictions
The Arizona provisions under review were in place for last year’s voting. They are a 2016 law that limits who can return early ballots for another person and a separate policy of discarding ballots cast in the wrong precinct.
Judge rules that Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots
The five-member Board of Supervisors argued that the ballots were secret, that the Legislature had no right to access them and that the subpoenas issued by Senate President Karen Fann were for an illegitimate purpose, among other arguments.
Judge rules Arizona Senate can access 2020 election ballots
The judge's decision comes after a protracted battle between the Republican-controlled state Senate and the GOP-dominated Maricopa County board over subpoenas issued by the Senate.
Arizona House GOP advances election bills after Biden win
The Arizona House approved measures that would make same-day voter registration a felony offense, among other things. Democrats call the measures part of an ongoing voter suppression effort by GOP lawmakers.
CPAC schedule: Who is speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is slated to run through Sunday and a number of high-profile conservatives will take the stage to share conservative ideas with the crowd.