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State’s $15.6B budget includes massive surplus

6/21/2022
PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders are trying to sell what they have billed as a $15.6 billion budget for the new fiscal year that begins July 1 but actually contains billions more in spending buried in the details.

Glendale Reps Gallego, Lesko weigh upcoming gun …

6/1/2022
A flurry of gun legislation proposals figure to come from the U.S. House and Senate this week and next in response to recent mass shootings in New York and Texas.

East Valley, Paradise Valley legislators spar over …

5/30/2022
PHOENIX — There’s little doubt but that the shooting earlier this month by a white teen at a Buffalo supermarket was racially motivated.

Senate votes to investigate Rogers after comments

5/16/2022
PHOENIX — Less than two months after censuring her, state senators voted Monday to once again investigate Sen. Wendy Rogers to see whether she violated ethics rules by suggesting that the gunman who killed 10 people in Buffalo was really a federal agent.

County recorder: Ready for election season

5/3/2022
The top election official for one of the nation’s most scrutinized jurisdictions says things are ready and in place for Arizona’s upcoming primary and general elections. In fact, in …

Following SB1165, some disagree with transgender …

4/20/2022
Arizona Legislators recently passed a bill that restricts transgender individuals from playing on sports teams that aligns with their gender identity. Senate Bill 1165, also known as the …

Senators: Parents can sue Arizona teachers, officials

4/18/2022
PHOENIX — State senators voted Monday to allow parents to sue teachers and other government officials if they “usurp” their “fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, health care and mental health of their children.”

Tempe finalizes candidates for state legislature

4/7/2022
Tempe's candidates for the Arizona state legislature have been finalized after the April 4 filing deadline passed. 

Tempe legislation could become federal law

3/30/2022
Tempe was the second city in Arizona to adopt the CROWN Act in November 2021. Now, it’s legislation that is up for the U.S. Senate to consider passing to become federal law.

New family medical clinic coming to Glendale

3/28/2022
The omnibus spending bill signed into law this month has more benefits for Glendale.

Committee votes Monday on bill for hand-counting …

3/20/2022
PHOENIX — A Republican lawmaker is finally going to get a chance to try to sell colleagues on his idea of killing early voting and requiring all ballots to be hand counted. Sen. Kelly …

Arizona lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion

3/14/2022
PHOENIX – Advocates are pushing Arizona lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, to help improve maternal health outcomes and combat rising pregnancy-related …