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Carter, De Los Santos Spar over Final Night Kolodin House Bill Vote

June 16, 2026 2:10 pmJune 18, 2026 10:46 am

PHOENIX — A late-night procedural fight on the final night of Arizona’s 2026 legislative session erupted into a heated confrontation between Republican Rep. Neal Carter and Democratic House Minority Leader Oscar De Los Santos, underscoring the partisan tensions surrounding a...

AZGOP Leaders Tout Trump-Friendly Bipartisan Budget Deal

June 9, 2026 5:17 pmJune 18, 2026 12:06 pm

PHOENIX — Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Katie Hobbs have reached a bipartisan agreement on an $18.29 billion state budget that GOP lawmakers say will make Arizona the only state in the nation to deliver President Donald Trump’s federal tax...

Petersen, Montenegro Fight Judge over School Funding Deadline

June 3, 2026 9:20 amJune 18, 2026 10:48 am

PHOENIX — Arizona Republican leaders are asking the state Court of Appeals to block, or at least delay, enforcement of a ruling first issued Aug. 13, 2025, that found the state’s public school capital funding system unconstitutional. Attorneys for Senate President...

Chaplik, Biasiucci see Dems’ Project 2029 as Potential Opportunity

May 26, 2026 4:50 pmJune 18, 2026 10:48 am

PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans view Democrats’ emerging “Project 2029” blueprint as a potential blessing, one that could clearly showcase the policy differences between the two parties heading into the midterms. The Democrat effort, modeled after the conservative Project 2025, aims...

Reim Pushes 3-year Moratorium on Salt River Horse Herd Reduction

May 14, 2026 9:05 amJune 3, 2026 8:47 am

PHOENIX — Arizona’s Salt River horses have become more than a public-lands management issue. For many residents, the herd is a key symbol of the state’s Western identity, drawing tourists to the Lower Salt River. But it is also a...

Carbone Blasts Hobbs Housing Moratorium Over Taxpayer Risk

May 11, 2026 4:38 pmMay 21, 2026 6:22 pm

PHOENIX — Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone (R-26) is emerging as one of the loudest legislative critics of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ housing moratorium, arguing the administration’s water policy has unlawfully restricted growth, worsened affordability, and exposed taxpayers to potentially...

Montenegro, Petersen put Pressure on Hobbs to Accept Budget

May 5, 2026 11:50 amMay 17, 2026 1:08 pm

PHOENIX — The $17.9B Arizona House Republican budget plan is in, shifting the state’s budget stalemate from a petty partisan battle to a public test of whether Gov. Katie Hobbs and GOP legislative leaders can restart talks. The proposal, passed by...