AZ House Passes Bill Targeting Transgender Female Athletes

The bill would prevent transgender athletes who were designated male at birth from competing in girls or women's sports.

Ducey On Sanctuary Cities: We’ve Done ‘All We’re Going To Do’

Ducey declined to call out House Bill 2598 but linked it to his decision to stop pushing increased immigration enforcement last month.

Mark Kelly Has Spent Nearly Triple What Martha McSally Has On Digital Ads

Retired astronaut Mark Kelly is currently leading Republican U.S. Sen. Martha McSally in polling, but also in digital advertising spending.

House Republicans Pass Voter Fraud Hotline Measure

Critics say Republican bill to create a voter fraud hotline attempts to solve a problem that doesn't exist in Arizona.

Gun-Control Groups Target McSally With $43K Ad Buy

Everytown for Gun Safety spends $43,000 on ads targeting U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, appointed last year to finish John McCain's term.

Rally Tallies: Campaigns Come To Town, Often Leave Unpaid Bills Behind

The Trump campaign hasn't paid for police protection for 2016 and 2018 rallies in Arizona, according to reports.

Bowers Wants Voters To Sharply Limit Medical Marijuana Potency, Citing Controversial Book

House Speaker Rusty Bowers' proposal would set strict THC limits on medical marijuana sold in Arizona dispensaries.

Sanctuary Cities Amendment Would Make Police Do Immigration Enforcement: Experts

Republicans defend proposal to ban sanctuary cities critics charge could make local authorities beholden to federal immigration officials.

Arizona A Top Democratic Priority For President, Senate, Legislature

The Arizona Democratic Party's "Mission for Arizona" keys on Kelly-McSally Senate race, but works to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

Elizabeth Warren Wins Endorsements As Arizona Early Voting Begins

State Sens. Andrea Dalessandro, Jamescita Peshlakai and Victoria Steele have all endorsed Democrat Elizabeth Warren for president.

Happy Birthday Arizona

108 years ago, on February 14, 1912, Arizona was admitted to the union.

Kyrsten Sinema To The Right Of Mitch Mcconnell In New Legislative Rankings

Freshman Sen. Krysten Sinema is not only more conservative than her Democrat colleagues, but also Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Sentencing In Fatal AZ Campus Shooting Little Relief To Victims

Steven Jones pleaded guilty in the October 2015 Northern Arizona University shooting that killed one student and injured three others.

First Amendment Concerns Raised Over Bill To Criminalize Social Media Harassment

Civil libertarians say a push by a top Republican lawmaker to rein in online harassment is overly broad and could curb political speech.

AZ Agents Rose Through Border Patrol Ranks, Now They Are Leaving It In Crisis

How agents from a small AZ outpost climbed to the top of the Border Patrol, then one by one retired, leaving corruption in their wake.

Early-Voting Bill Would Disenfranchise Many Arizonans, Protesters Contend

A bill that would disqualify early election ballots that are missing signatures would violate voters’ rights, opponents say.

State Of Disunion: AZ Lawmakers React To Trump Speech At Tense Time

AZ Republicans said they left the address feeling empowered, while Democrats used terms like “eerie” and “bizarre.”

Trump: Biggs Is ‘Tough,’ Arizona ‘Loves’ Lesko

President Trump gave shout outs to Arizona U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Debbie Lesko in a speech after his acquittal on impeachment charges.

AZ Republican Proposal Would Cover Pre-Existing Conditions If ACA Struck Down In Lawsuit

Republicans in the statehouse take action to protect Arizonians with pre-existing conditions in the event Obamacare is struck down.

2 Ethics Complaints Filed Against Rep. David Cook Over Relationship With Lobbyist

The Republican state representative from Globe is the third lawmaker to be the subject of an ethics complaint in the past three years.

Firefighter Cancer Bill Clears Committee After Tearful Testimony

A bill is wending through the Arizona statehouse that would require cities to cover health care costs of firefighters who develop cancer.

AZ Businesses, Officials Hail USMCA Signing, Worth Billions To State Trade

AZ businesses and elected officials hailed Wednesday’s signing of the new United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement.

EPA's New Clean-Water Rules Hit Arizona, Southwest Hardest

The Environmental Protection Agency's clean-water rule could remove the vast majority of Arizona’s waterways from federal oversight.

Court Voids Arizona's ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Ban

The 239-page ruling by the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals laid out in exacting detail the state’s history of election policies.

English-Only Education Repeal Advances In House

The House Education Committee advanced a proposal to ask voters in November to repeal Arizona’s English-only instruction law.

Arizona Bill Would Ban Transgender Girls, Women From Sports Teams

A bill introduced in the Arizona House would prevent biological males from competing on female teams at the K-12 and college levels.

Hecklers Interrupt Ducey Speech Over ‘Red Flag Law’ Support

Gun rights activists jeered Gov. Doug Ducey's support for "red flag law," interrupting him at the Arizona Republican Party's annual meeting.

Bipartisan Push Would Send Sales Tax Money To Tribes After Power Plant Closes

The jobs at the now-closed Navajo Generating Station were the only high-paying positions available to Navajo and Hopi Indian tribes.

10 Years After SB1070, ‘We Are Still Here’ Showcases Art Of Those Impacted

Artwork some Republicans found offensive depicts border deaths, family separation, and themes of Latino, Chicano and indigenous cultures.

Senate Panel Hears Anti-Sex Ed Testimony, Even After Bill Declared Dead

Parents and grandparents told the Senate Education Committee they Arizona’s sex education laws promote immoral behavior in schools.

Trump's Push For U.S. Uranium Production Opposed Near Grand Canyon

About 15 miles south of Grand Canyon National Park, an enormous steel headframe towers beside a retention pond.

How Arizona's U.S. House Delegation Voted On Impeachment

Here’s how Arizona’s congressional delegation voted on the historic impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.

House Panel OKs Pot Decriminalization, As Poll Shows Support In AZ

The House vote came the same day that a new poll showed a slim majority of Arizonans support legalization of recreational marijuana.

Arizonans Affected By Equifax Breach Must Decide On Settlement Involvement

As many as 3M Arizonans whose data may have been exposed in a 2017 data breach have to decide whether to be part of a settlement case.

More Adults, Fewer Families Apprehended At Southern Border In October

Katie Sharar of the Nogales-based Kino Border Initiative said the decline can be pinned in part on Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols.

AZ Activists Chant ‘Home Is Here’ As Supreme Court Hears DACA Challenge

DACA recipients traveled from across the country, including several from Arizona, to voice their support for the Obama-era policy.

Arizonans Have A Hand In Supreme Court DACA Hearing

While AZ Attorney General Brnovich supports Trump's decision to end DACA, over a dozen organizations within AZ are fighting to save it.

Democrats Name AZ A Battleground For 2020, GOP Says It’s Ready

The Democratic National Committee confirmed this week that AZ is one of eight battleground states it has targeted for the 2020 elections.

AZ Voters More Likely To Agree With Trump But Doubt Border Patrol: Report

The Immigration Policy Center in San Diego surveyed 2,750 voters across Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.

AZ Could Become A Key Player In The 2020 Election

For the first time since Bill Clinton won re-election in 1996, pundits aren’t sure whether Arizona will vote red or blue.