Howard Fischer

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX -- Arguing that it's a matter of fairness, a House panel voted Thursday to ban transgender girls and women from participating in intramural or interscholastic athletics that does not match their "biological sex.''

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX -- State lawmakers are moving to ensure that owners of vacation rentals are paying what some believe is their fair share in property taxes.

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX -- A House panel agreed to add ``anti-Semitism'' to what is considered a hate crime amid questions of exactly what that includes -- and what that change in state law would mean to those who are accused.

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
PHOENIX -- Saying the state has more money than it needs, Republicans on a House panel voted Wednesday to cut state taxes to the tune of by nearly $162 million this coming budget year -- and an undetermined amount years down the road.