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Bill to remove school floor plans from the public …

3/28/2023
PHOENIX — A bill to remove school blueprints and floor plans from public access has stalled in the House despite it having gotten bipartisan preliminary approval a month ago.

Republican lawmakers block federal Equal Rights …

3/22/2023
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers have once again blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.

Former NFL field specialist sheds light on Super Bowl …

3/2/2023
GLENDALE – George Toma knows what went wrong with the field at Super Bowl 57, or so he thinks.

Arizona Legislature exempts itself from state public …

1/25/2023
PHOENIX ‑ The Arizona Legislature will exempt itself from state public records law and destroy all email correspondence sent or received by lawmakers or staff after 90 days under new rules adopted by majority Republicans over vigorous opposition from minority Democrats.

Arizona House Republicans Elect Ben Toma Speaker of …

11/17/2022
Members of the House Republican Caucus of Arizona’s 56th Legislature elected Rep. Ben Toma of Peoria to be the next Speaker of the House.

Glendale home sells for more than $1 million

9/3/2022
A home in Glendale sold this week for more than $1 million.

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 …

Arizona House downs budget, tax cut after lone GOP …

6/7/2021
PHOENIX — A lone Republican lawmaker united with House Democrats Monday to quash at least part of a proposal for sharp cuts in taxes for the most wealthy. Rep. David Cook of Globe said he is …

COVID issues loom in Legislature

1/26/2021
Arizona legislators have their work cut out for them as they enter their third week of a legislative session that comes on the heels of a tumultuous election cycle and in the midst of a worsening …

Toma: Why universal vote-by-mail is a solution in …

10/23/2020
Mail voting is a popular mechanism for casting a ballot in the western U.S. Prior to 2020, of the states that mailed ballots directly to voters who had not requested them, many were Arizona’s …

Robbie Ray rocked in second spring start

3/3/2018
By Mark Carlisle Independent Newsmedia PHOENIX — Robbie Ray got rocked in his second start of spring training. But it’s just spring training. The Diamondbacks’ All-Star left-hander …

Robbie Ray rocked in second spring start

3/3/2018
By Mark Carlisle Independent Newsmedia PHOENIX — Robbie Ray got rocked in his second start of spring training. But it’s just spring training. The Diamondbacks’ All-Star left-hander …