Arizona, Montana sue to block DHS rules that would limit ICE arrests

Arizona and Montana are suing to block the Biden administration’s new immigration rules that would dramatically narrow the number of illegal immigrants targeted for arrest and deportation -- arguing the policies would have devastating consequences for their states.

Arizona Senate votes to require ID with mailed ballot

Voters would have to include an affidavit with their birthdate and the number from their driver’s license, state ID or tribal identification card. If they don’t have one of those forms of ID, they could include their voter registration number and a copy of a utility bill.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.