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GOP candidate Randy Kaufman suspends campaign after arrest
The Republican candidate for Maricopa Community College District Governing Board has suspended his campaign after being cited for alleged public sexual indecency,...
Arizona House GOP backs universal school voucher expansion
Republicans in the Arizona House approved a massive expansion of the state’s private school voucher program Wednesday, voting to allow any of...
Legislature moving to add new teacher certification paths
The Arizona Legislature could soon approve changes to the teacher certification process designed to address a shortage of classroom instructors by allowing...
Gov. Doug Ducey signs bills limiting abortion, trans rights
Arizona's Republican governor signed a series of bills Wednesday targeting abortion and transgender rights, joining a growing list of GOP-led states pursuing...
Lawmakers vote to increase school funding while limiting local property tax...
Arizona taxpayers could see a significant line on their property tax bill limited in a proposed overhaul of the state’s school funding...
Arizona lawmakers vote to restrict trans athletes, surgeries
The Arizona Legislature passed bills Thursday to prohibit gender reassignment surgery for minors and ban transgender athletes from playing on girl's sports...
Arizona House GOP limits debate on budget, speeding passage
Angered by House Democrats failing to show up to work earlier in the week to vote on a state budget, Republicans on Thursday limited...
Arizona House Republicans advance 2 election bills
Arizona House Republicans on Monday advanced a measure requiring election officials to give prosecutors records of mail ballots that get rejected because the signature...
House OKs bill banning abortion for genetic issues
The Republican-controlled Arizona House on Thursday approved a sweeping abortion bill that makes it a felony for a doctor to terminate a pregnancy because...
State House has heated debate over Obamacare protections
Both sides using procedural moves as they objected to the others’ tactics.