Arizona Legislature

Incoming Democratic leaders say they won't continue defending state abortion restrictions in court, potentially clearing the way for several laws to be permanently struck down.

Prop 320 would require certain Arizona school districts to spend at least 60% of their operational budgets on direct instruction. Two Yuma County districts could face difficult budget decisions.

Republican lawmakers are questioning whether Arizona should lease state trust land for solar projects instead of selling more of it for housing development.

Yuma lawmakers from districts 23 and 25 discussed local issues, policy priorities and the upcoming legislative session at AWC’s annual town hall.

A new state law is designed to make it difficult, if not impossible, for those who commit domestic violence to get custody of their children or even have unsupervised visits.

A Maricopa County judge ruled Proposition 145 cannot appear on the ballot, finding lawmakers illegally tied military-family ESA protections to a provision aimed at nullifying broader voucher reforms.

Katie Hobbs vetoed 88 bills approved by the Republican-controlled legislature on Friday, bringing her tally of measures she doesn't like so far this session close to 150. That is still short of the 174 rejections she issued last year.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and the ACLU are challenging state laws that ban advanced practice clinicians from providing abortion services.

Rep. Selina Bliss says the timing may finally be right to allow a memorial to honor reporter Don Bolles, who was killed nearly 50 years ago in a car bombing linked to an investigation he was doing.

State lawmakers are once again on the cusp of being found to have illegally given away public funds.