House Panel OKs New GOP Restrictions On Citizen Initiatives

One would make it harder to put proposed laws on the ballot and another that would make it more difficult to pass them once they get there.

ESA School Voucher Expansion Advances, But Likely To Hit GOP Roadblocks In House

Through the program, students receive a voucher, which their parents can use for private school tuition, educational materials or tutoring.

Republicans Kill Off Bill Requiring All Devices To Have Porn Filters

The legislation also would have allowed parents to sue anyone who helped their child bypass the internet filter.

Senate Panel Rejects Bill To Ban Medical Care For Trans Youth In Arizona

Children, parents and advocates said the bill would have had devastating consequences.

City Of Phoenix: Glendale Avenue Traffic Restrictions Due To Drought Pipeline Construction

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Nearly 90 Percent Of Arizona Voters Use Early Ballots. Republicans Would Eliminate That To Combat Imagined Fraud.

The changes include doing away with early mail-in ballots for virtually every Arizona voter and barring in-person early voting.

Katie Hobbs Takes Mark Brnovich To Court Over E-Qual Threat

Hobbs plans to take down the state's online signature-gathering website for legislative candidates, so that counties can make updates.

Bipartisan Bill Would Create Statewide Task Force To Investigate Police Use-Of-Force Incidents

The bill's author said it is not an attempt to pre-empt civilian oversight boards that investigate police use of force incidents.

Brnovich: Ducey Could Send Troops To The Border To Defend The State From An ‘Invasion’ Of Cartels, Smugglers

In a legal opinion Brnovich wrote that the state is being “actually invaded” by drug cartels, gangs and human-smuggling operations.

City Of Phoenix: Council Expands Code To Increase Pedestrian-Oriented Development Near Transit

The Phoenix City Council voted to expand the area of applicability for a current zoning code that encourages pedestrian-oriented develop ...

House Republicans Pass Bill To Prohibit Sexually Explicit Materials In Schools

Rep. Jake Hoffman, a Queen Creek Republican, said the bill would shield children from inappropriate content.

GOP Ballot Measure Would Restrict Early Voting To Speed Up Ballot Counting

Some of its provisions would make it harder to vote, and appear to have little to do with making it harder to cheat.

Democrats Look For Help, As Scores Of Election Bills Land In Legislature

The National Conference of State Legislatures said that of 994 election-related bills filed in state capitals this year, 99 are in Arizona.

City Of Phoenix: Critical Incident Briefing: January 22, 2022 22nd Street And Fairmount Road

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House OKs Anti-Critical Race Theory Bill Banning ‘Racially Divisive' Curriculum

Schools could be fined for teaching students that people inherently bear blame for something based on their race, ethnicity or gender.

Arizona GOP Chair Sues To Block Jan. 6 Panel's Records Subpoena

The Wards’ suit asks the court to block their phone company, T-Mobile, from delivering records to the committee.

Arizona Moves Toward Curbing Abortion Rights

A state Senate panel approved a bill that would make abortion a felony after 15 weeks. Phoenix Republican Nancy Barto sponsored the bill.

City Of Phoenix: Phoenix Mayor And City Council Declare Juneteenth A City Holiday

Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted Wednesday to designate June 19 of each year as a city holiday in observation of Ju ...

Republicans Pass Ban Targeting Transgender Girl, Women Athletes

The legislation would change state law to categorize transgender girl student athletes as “biological males.”

City Of Phoenix: City Of Phoenix Seeking To Hire Hundreds Of Lifeguards

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City Of Phoenix: We're Hiring Utility Technician Trainees | Phoenix Water Services

The Utility Technician performs a variety of skilled tasks in the installation, maintenance, and repair of the City's water distribution ...

City Of Phoenix: Phoenix Steps In To Save Farms From Extinction

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City Of Phoenix: Art And Technology Highlights Pueblo Grande Museum Free Virtual Lectures

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Schools That Don’t Display The Flag And Constitution Could Face Fines

The amendment would allow anyone to file a complaint about a school not displaying the flag and constitution.

Abortion Fight In Arizona Heating Up, Even As Supreme Court Weighs Roe

Opponents have filed a half-dozen bills in the Legislature, including bills that mirror the laws the high court is considering.

Election Workers Could Be Charged With Crimes For Making Mistakes Under GOP Bills

The bill is a direct response to the findings of the so-called “audit” ordered to review the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

City Of Phoenix: Help Phoenix Fight Graffiti In February

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City Of Phoenix: Nominate An Outstanding Youth Leader In Your Community!

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‘It's Not Really Practical': Republican Wants To Go From 30 House Districts To 90

At about 238,000 people apiece, Arizona’s legislative districts are among the most populous in the country.

Republicans Seek To Criminalize And Outlaw Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Kids

A proposal from Sen. Wendy Rogers would send doctors who provide gender-affirming care to children under the age of 15 to prison.

Special Master Chooses Experts For ‘Audit’ Examination Of Routers And Logs

The goal is to see whether the county’s election equipment was ever connected to the internet, as asserted in election conspiracy theories.

Arizona Businesses With Vaccine Mandates Would Face $500K Lawsuits Under GOP Proposal

The bill does not indicate who decides whether the reported injury was the result of vaccination or how that determination is made.

City Of Phoenix: Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month: Behind The Scenes Of Cancer Screenings

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City Of Phoenix: Long List Of Employers At Upcoming Sky Harbor Job Fair

Local airport businesses seek employees to fill open positions

City Of Phoenix: Fire Chief Appointed To Lead Phoenix Fire Department

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City Of Phoenix: Super Bowl LVII Kickoff Press Conference | News Feed

With this year's NFL playoffs underway, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is already gearing up for Super Bowl LVII which will be ho ...

Sinema And Kelly Raise Questions About Military Housing Contracts

The Arizona senators and several colleagues signed a letter to the Defense Department after a housing contractor pleaded guilty to fraud.

Phoenix, AZ received ‘D’ grade for fiscal health

New report released by Truth in Accounting

Flu Is Higher This Season In Arizona, But COVID-19 Is Still Complicating Matters

So far this season, there have been nearly 4,000 cases of influenza reported, compared to the 751 cases reported last season.

Ex-Cop Lawmaker Wants To Restrict Recording Videos Of Cops

A bill proposed by Rep. John Kavanagh would make it unlawful for someone to film police from up to 15 feet away while officers are working.