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Former Gov. Ducey criticizes prosecutors for bringing …

8/15/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona’s last Republican governor criticized prosecutors for bringing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.

House waives K-12 spending cap

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted 45-14 Tuesday to waive the expenditure cap that is in the way of Arizona public schools being able to spend all the money they already have for this fiscal …

Lawmakers address $1.1B school funding deadline

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — Top legislative leaders took the first steps Monday to ensure that Arizona public schools don’t have to slash more than $1.1 billion from their budgets in just two …

Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act seeks …

2/10/2022
Proponents of an Arizona House Bill are calling proposed legislation a historic act in the pursuit of extending vital nondiscrimination protections for residents who are members of the Arizona …

GOP wants Supreme Court to stop Prop 208 tax

2/10/2022
PHOENIX — Top legislative Republicans are asking the Arizona Supreme Court to finally kill off any chance that the wealthy will have to pay higher taxes to help fund education. In new legal …

Arizona schools chief: Cap is ‘ticking time bomb’

2/8/2022
PHOENIX — Calling it a “ticking time bomb,” state schools chief Kathy Hoffman called out Republican lawmakers Tuesday for failing so far to ensure that Arizona schools across the …

Senate panel approves 15-week abortion ban

2/3/2022
PHOENIX — State lawmakers took the first steps Thursday to curbing abortion rights in Arizona if the U.S. Supreme Court gives them the go-ahead to do so. SB 1164, approved on a 5-3 …

Bowers, House speaker, quashes election override …

2/2/2022
PHOENIX — The top House Republican is unilaterally quashing legislation which would have given lawmakers the power to reject election returns. Strictly speaking, Speaker Rusty Bowers told …

Arizona House backs off threat to override Ducey veto

6/30/2021
PHOENIX — It looks like Bruce Babbitt is going to remain the last Arizona governor to have a veto overridden, at least for the time being. House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, told Capitol …

Budget battle continues amid flurry of changes

6/22/2021
PHOENIX — Efforts to enact a new $12.8 billion budget and plans for $1.78 billion in tax cuts that mainly benefit the most wealthy sputtered Tuesday as House Democrats refused to come to the …

Special legislative session starts to deal with …

6/15/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey is making it official, calling lawmakers into special session to finance the costs of fighting the current crop of wildland fires and the flood mitigation that will …

Ducey vetoes not helpful in crafting Arizona budget, …

5/31/2021
PHOENIX — Senate President Karen Fann said the decision by Gov. Doug Ducey to veto bills because he hasn't seen a budget will only make it harder to reach that goal. Sen. Fann told Capitol …