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.

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." 

Newly proposed Arizona bill would outlaw abortions

A Republican state lawmaker is working to make abortion illegal in Arizona as well as charging a doctor who performs the procedure with homicide.

Arizona GOP censures Cindy McCain, Republican governor

Arizona Republicans voted Saturday to censure Cindy McCain and two prominent GOP officials who have found themselves crosswise with former President Donald Trump.

Arizona GOP plots its future after Trump’s presidency

The Arizona Republican Party confronts its future this weekend after losing the presidential race and a second U.S. Senate seat in four years.

Arizona lawmaker proposes ‘homicide by abortion’ bill

The bill expands the definition of a “person” to include an unborn child in the womb “at any stage of development."

Psychologist chosen to chair Arizona redistricting panel

Erika Neuberg of Chandler was chosen to be the independent chair of the commission that will redraw Arizona’s political district lines this year.

Arizona measure would expand tax funds for private schools

SB1041 is the latest proposed expansion of Arizona’s wide-ranging programs to aid private and religious schools with public money.

Trump pardons ex-Arizona congressman in corruption case

Rick Renzi, a former Arizona congressman who served nearly two years in prison, was among the 73 people pardoned by President Donald Trump in the final hours of his presidency.

Maricopa County, Arizona State Senate working to end election fight

Officials with Maricopa County and the GOP-controlled State Senate have greed to avoid further court hearings, as they work on a deal to hand over data from November's election to the Senate.

Arizona leaders react to 2021 Biden-Harris inauguration

Arizona leaders are congratulating the new Biden-Harris administration following the 58th Annual Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20.