Arizona Legislature

Unsheltered individuals are seen sleeping on a sidewalk. Arizona Republican leaders filed a brief a...
Kevin Stone

Arizona GOP leaders want US Supreme Court to review homeless encampment case

Arizona Republican leaders hope the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case that could change how lawmakers can deal with homeless encampments.
1 day ago
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Danny Shapiro

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs pulls remaining director nominations, cites ‘partisan obstructionism’

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Monday she withdrew the remaining director nominees from the Senate confirmation process, saying partisanship had forced her to find other means to fill the roles.
1 day ago
2 Arizona laws requiring voters to prove citizenship status ruled on...
Serena O'Sullivan

Federal judge strikes down 2 Arizona voting proof-of-citizenship laws

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton struck down two Arizona laws that expanded requirements for voters to prove their citizenship status.
10 days ago
President Joe Biden announced the creation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footpr...
Kevin Stone

Arizona Senate president planning to sue over Biden’s Grand Canyon monument

The Republican president of the Arizona Senate is preparing to sue the Biden administration over the recently created Grand Canyon national monument.
15 days ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Live: Rep. Juan Ciscomani joins the Mike Broomhead Show

Live: Rep. Juan Ciscomani joins the Mike Broomhead Show. Video: Jeremy Schnell/KTAR News
29 days ago
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs...
Brandon Gray

Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill giving Arizona 911 dispatchers unlimited mental health services

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2717 which will provide the state's 911 operators unlimited mental health services.
1 month ago
Katie Hobbs...
Colton Krolak

Gov. Hobbs signs Prop. 400 bill, voters will decide on its future

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has officially signed Senate Bill 1102, which sends a proposed 20-year extension of Prop 400 to a public vote. 
2 months ago
Biden signing Grand Canyon proclamation...
Brandon Gray

Arizona Republican House leaders oppose Biden’s Grand Canyon monument designation

Arizona Republican House leaders are criticizing President Biden after he signed a national monument designation for the Grand Canyon.
2 months ago
Abe Hamadeh requests new election trial from Arizona Supreme Court...
Serena O'Sullivan

Former AG candidate Abraham Hamadeh asks Arizona Supreme Court for new election trial

Former GOP AG candidate Abe Hamadeh lost to Democrat Kris Mayes in Arizona's 2022 election. He filed a request for a new election trial.
2 months ago
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announces a voluntary agreement with Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Kevin Stone

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs optimistic after 1st session with GOP-led Legislature

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is optimistic about the future after completing her first session working with a GOP-led Legislature.
2 months ago
Attorney General Kris Mayes joined fight against Idaho's abortion travel ban...
Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona Attorney General joins coalition to fight Idaho’s abortion travel ban

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says Idaho's abortion "travel ban" is illegal – and she joined a countrywide coalition to fight it.
2 months ago
Basketball...
Brandon Gray

Arizona GOP legislative leaders file emergency motion to uphold transgender athlete ban law

Arizona Republican legislative leaders filed an emergency motion Wednesday to stop a U.S. District Court injunction that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls' school sports teams.
2 months ago
SkySong Arizona State University new facility...
Serena O'Sullivan

Raytheon plans future engineering hub that could bring 150 engineering jobs to Scottsdale

Aerospace and defense giant Raytheon announced it will open a new facility Friday in Scottsdale.
2 months ago
Arizona at heart of Trump indictment election voting fraud 2023...
Serena O'Sullivan

Arizona is at the heart of Trump’s election troubles, KTAR’s legal analyst says

KTAR News 92.3 FM' legal analyst Barry Markson says Arizona plays a huge role in the indictment against former President Donald Trump.
2 months ago
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, signed a bill that puts the Prop 400 transportat...
Kevin Stone

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs bill to put Prop 400 Valley transportation tax on ballot

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill Tuesday that puts the Prop 400 transportation tax extension up for vote in Maricopa County.
2 months ago
Arizona Highways...
Brandon Gray

Arizona Senate passes Proposition 400, heads to Gov. Katie Hobbs’ desk

The Arizona Senate passed Proposition 400 Monday and it's heading to Governor Katie Hobbs' desk.
2 months ago
Bipartisan Elections Task Force...
Luke Forstner

Bipartisan task force continues progress toward safe and secure elections in Arizona

The Bipartisan Elections Task Force formed by Governor Katie Hobbs had its second meeting this month, to continue working towards its goal of making elections safer and more secure.
2 months ago
short-term rental owners in Cave Creek, Arizona...
Serena O'Sullivan

Cave Creek holds short-term rental owners accountable with public health and safety law

A new Cave Creek town ordinance that passed in mid-July will hold short-term rental owners in the area accountable with penalties and fees.
2 months ago
Betty Villegas poses with Andrés Cano. Villegas was appointed to fill Cano's seat in the Arizona H...
KTAR.com

Former Pima County Supervisor Betty Villegas appointed to Arizona House seat

Former Pima County Supervisor and affordable housing advocate Betty Villegas is replacing Andrés Cano in the Arizona House.
2 months ago
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Serena O'Sullivan

Greg Stanton pushes bill to help downwinders in Arizona as ‘Oppenheimer’ hits box office

Representative Greg Stanton vowed to renew his efforts to bring justice to Arizona's forgotten downwinders on Thursday.
2 months ago
recording law enforcement...
Associated Press

Court strikes down limits on filming of police in Arizona

A federal judge ruled that an Arizona law limiting how people can go about recording law enforcement is unconstitutional.
2 months ago
Republican Shawnna Bolick is returning to the Arizona Legislature after the Maricopa County Board o...
Kevin Stone

Former Arizona Rep. Shawnna Bolick appointed to fill Senate seat vacated by Steve Kaiser

Republican Shawnna Bolick is returning to the Arizona Legislature after the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed her to replace ex-Sen. Steve Kaiser.
2 months ago
Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers has been interviewed by the FBI as a part of a criminal p...
KTAR.com

Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers interviewed by FBI on 2020 election probe

Former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers spoke to the FBI as a part of a criminal probe related to former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
3 months ago
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signs budget...
KTAR.com

Arizona GOP Senators cancel nomination hearing, citing Gov. Hobbs’ abortion prosecution decision

Arizona Senate Republicans canceled a scheduled hearing Tuesday citing Gov. Katie Hobb's decision to stop the state's 15 county attorneys from prosecuting abortion cases.
3 months ago