Tag: Rebecca Rios
Arizona Senate Democrats force vote on gun background checks
Minority Democrats in the Arizona Senate used a procedural move Tuesday to force a vote on legislation that would require background checks...
Cash-flush Arizona lawmakers seek options to budget impasse
Arizona is flush with cash but lawmakers are weeks into an impasse over the coming year’s state budget and now looking at...
Arizona Republican who backs white nationalism is censured
The Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to censure Republican Wendy Rogers, whose embrace of white nationalism and calls for violence drew bipartisan condemnation.
Arizona Senate waives school spending cap, averts crisis
The Arizona Senate on Monday joined the House in voting to waive a constitutional cap on K-12 school spending that threatened to...
Arizona legislators taking stock of challenging court ruling
Arizona legislators are taking stock of the potential impact of the state Supreme Court’s decision that lawmakers violated the Arizona Constitution’s requirements...
State senator accused of molestation resigning
An Arizona state senator facing child molestation charges who had been getting increasing pressure to step down is resigning.
Leaders of Arizona Senate want accused member to resign
Democratic and Republican leaders of the Arizona Senate on Monday jointly called on a state senator accused of child molestation to resign...
Arizona Senate on track to pass budget after House Dems walk
Arizona House Democrats refused to show up at the Capitol on Tuesday, blocking debate on a budget and a major tax cut primarily benefitting...
Legislature to hold special wildfire funding session
The Arizona Legislature will convene in a special session this week to consider adding $100 million in funding for fighting wildfires and to boost...
GOP lawmakers take aim at Doug Ducey’s pandemic emergency powers
Arizona legislative Republicans are pushing to cut off broad emergency powers that Gov. Doug Ducey has used to restrict large gatherings and business occupancy...
