Arizona Senate Ethics panel to investigate senator accused of harassment
The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee voted to open an investigation into allegations of workplace harassment against newly sworn-in Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers.
Arizona bill aims to allow people to cancel gym memberships online
The bill was proposed by a lawmaker after health and wellness-related complaints to the Arizona Attorney General's Office went up by 400% in 2020.
Proposed bill in Arizona State Legislature aims to crack down on short-term rentals
The proposed bill aims to give cities the ability to regulate and issue fines for short term rental hosts violating established guidelines.
Arizona Senate panel OKs ban on abortions for genetic problems
The measure adds a slew of other provisions to the state's already tough anti-abortion laws.
Arizona lawmakers working to pass bill allowing to-go cocktails
If passed, bars and restaurants will be allowed to sell cocktails to go, helping them earn much-needed money as they are still restricted to occupancy limits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arizona to embrace sports betting in deal with native tribes
Under the proposal, people in Arizona will be allowed to bet on professional and college sports at tribal casinos, as well as at sites owned by pro sports teams.
Rep. Biggs accuses House Dems of double standard with push to oust Greene from committee posts
The Arizona Republican is one of the leaders of an effort to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from committees.
Arizona State Senate to consider contempt charge in election fight
GOP lawmakers in the Arizona State Senate are moving ahead with a threat to pass a contempt resolution against Maricopa County over a subpoena demanding access to election equipment and ballots cast during the November election.
Maricopa County still refusing demand by Arizona Senate on election
The Arizona State Senate and board remain stuck in a standoff prompted by President Joe Biden’s victory in the state during the 2020 election.
Maricopa County begins audit of voting equipment in 2020 election
Maricopa County refused to allow the Senate access to election equipment, copies of ballots and other materials under a subpoena issued by lawmakers following the 2020 election.
Divided Senate OKs expanded tax funds for private schools
Arizona GOP Sen. David Livingston’s Senate Bill 1041 would expand the cap on the smallest of the four tax credits used to provide scholarships to School Tuition
Proposed Arizona State Senate bill will give students mental health days
A bill passed unanimously in the Arizona State Senate will allow for mental health days to be counted as excused absences for Arizona students.
Arizona Democratic lawmaker resigns to take Biden Administration job
An Arizona state lawmaker is stepping down to serve in the new Presidential administration.
Utah and Arizona lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic
Legislation proposed in Utah and Arizona would add mental or behavioral health to the list of reasons students can be absent from class, similar to staying out with a physical illness.
GOP bills target Arizona voting laws after Trump’s election loss
The measures range from purging people from the permanent early voting list — or even doing away with the popular list entirely — to making it easier to recount election results.
Arizona GOP lawmakers fast-tracking bill blocking energy standards
Republican lawmakers in Arizona are not proposing to enact any renewable energy standards of their own to replace those now being considered by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Calls mount for audit of Kelli Ward's reelection as Arizona GOP chair
One political consultant called efforts to audit the election that saw Kelli Ward re-election as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party as the "ultimate irony."
Maricopa County votes to audit machines used in November election
The Republican-dominated board defended the accuracy of the county’s election results while acknowledging that a full audit may help dispel what members called “disinformation” about their accuracy.
GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after Capitol riot
While former President Donald Trump may be held in low regard in Washington following the riot at the US Capitol, many Republicans are hesitant to anger his supporters, who remain the majority of the party’s voters.
Rep. Andy Biggs denies allegations that he helped organize Capitol insurrection
Rep. Andy Biggs denied any part in organizing the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead, saying the allegations against him are an "assault on my reputation."