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Voters around state could decide how Tucson elects …

3/11/2024
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide — and possibly overrule — how Tucson elects members of its city council.

State senators block request to adjourn House for …

3/1/2024
PHOENIX — State senators voted Thursday to deny a request to allow the state House to adjourn for more than a week to allow 17 of its members to take a trip to Israel.

Leading social conservative trying to end bid by …

1/22/2024
PHOENIX — The national war over who is a true Republican is playing out in Southern Arizona, with a leading social conservative trying to kill the bid by a former senator to get his seat back.

Bid to recall Tucson Republican senator fails

9/5/2023
PHOENIX — A bid to force a recall election of first-term Tucson Republican Sen. Justine Wadsack has failed.

Hobbs vetoes bill making criminals of those who aid …

6/20/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday she said could make criminals out of some who aid undocumented migrants.

Hobbs vetoes legislation to force communities to …

6/6/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs has nixed legislation designed to force communities to dismantle homeless encampments and, in some circumstances, arrest those who were staying there.

Bill to keep Arizona lawmakers' personal information …

5/4/2023
PHOENIX — Legislation designed to shield public officials from threats has no enforcement mechanism to ensure that they actually live where they claim.

Hobbs completes 100 days as governor with …

4/11/2023
PHOENIX — Katie Hobbs completes her first 100 days Wednesday with various controversies, criticism and the liberal use of her veto stamp.

Arizona Republican legislators announce formal …

3/18/2023
PHOENIX – The Arizona Freedom Caucus wants to preemptively prohibit any use of ranked choice voting to decide city, state, county or federal elections, Republican lawmakers in the caucus said Wednesday morning at a news conference in the state Senate building.

Republican senators approve measures to outlaw 'drag …

3/16/2023
PHOENIX — Over the objections of Democrats, all 16 Republican state senators approved two measures Thursday that proponents say are designed to outlaw “drag shows” that can be seen by children — even as neither measure actually uses those words.

Arizona Senate votes to withhold personal information …

3/1/2023
PHOENIX — Every single member of the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday for a measure that will shield their addresses and other personal information from the public as elected officials are increasingly subjected to threats and protests at their homes.

Amendment to end home rule in Arizona cities defeated

2/28/2023
PHOENIX — A bid to kill home rule in 19 cities was defeated Tuesday when two Republican senators who represent some of those areas refused to go along.