The original proposal passed the House with bipartisan support, but the Senate added an emergency clause to the bill this week.

With Arizona educators on the verge of a strike, Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday dismissed the #RedForEd movement as “political theater."

The draft language has already met resistance by House Democrats who say it's doesn't go far enough because it does not include expanded background checks on gun purchases.

A state committee in charge of overseeing self-driving cars, the Self Driving Oversight Committee, has only met once in 2016, records show.

Glendale city leaders rolled out a plan to put more cops on campuses immediately.

Gov. Doug Ducey said he wants to add more resource officers to Arizona schools but details remain vague, like how many and how much it will cost.

Gov. Doug Ducey angered student protesters Wednesday for tweeting about the Arizona Cardinals instead of meeting with them to discuss gun control legislation.

If some lawmakers get their way, workers on the lowest end of the pay scale will not see the pay raises they were promised.

Several Republicans want House leaders to release more documents in connection with the sexual harassment investigation.

Former Congressman Trent Franks stepped down in December amid an embarrassing sexual harassment scandal, but remains a major figure in the race to replace him.

One political expert says the fact a private investigator was tailing Shooter proves absolutely nothing.

A legislative proposal to keep Arizona public schools from falling off what described as a "financial cliff" will get its first test next week at the state Capitol.  HB 2158 extends a near two decade old sales tax that raises about $600 million dollars annually for schools.

Multiple state lawmakers are now pushing for an investigation into the fiance of Rep. Michele Ugenti-Rita for allegedly violating the state's revenge-porn law. The allegation stems from the 82-page sexual harassment investigation that brought down the once powerful Rep. Don Shooter this week. 

While Gov. Doug Ducey has promised to tighten up cyber security, a recent assessment shows key agencies handling vital and sensitive records about the public are still vulnerable.

A new bill filed at the state Capitol gives homeowners associations the power foreclose on property owners faster than they do now.

Gov. Doug Ducey continued to pitch his education plan on Thursday which he claims would wipe out massive cuts to education made during the Great Recession.  

Rep. Don Shooter, who is under investigation for sexual harassment, on Friday accused 3TV and CBS5 News of harassing him. 

Domestic violence kills one person every three days in Arizona, according to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence.

Records show 14 government agencies paid a total of $2,052,646 to settle 27 sexual harassment claims.

Arizona State University announced today that a group of faculty, students and journalists to will investigate the possibly revoking a prestigious award given to embattled TV news personality, Charlie Rose. 

Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday that the women accusing a powerful state lawmaker of sexual harassment should be believed.

The Arizona Statehouse has launched an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Rep. Don Shooter and other lawmakers. 

Rep. Andy Biggs joined two other Republican congressman on Friday in demanding that special counsel Robert Mueller  step down from his investigation into Russian meddling of the 2016 election. 

Gov. Doug Ducey said that a new sexual harassment policy released by the House on Tuesday may not be enough to curb sexual harassment.

Sen. John McCain on Thursday threatened multiple subpoenas against the Trump administration over the deadly attack in Niger and cybersecurity.   

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will lead a business delegation in the United Kingdom next week to bring jobs back to the state and take in the Arizona Cardinals football game near London. 

Last week, Arizona released it's school letter grades that  showed Sen. Sylvia Allen's school got an "F.” Allen is a co-founder of the George Washington Academy in Snowflake, Ariz., which is located in her legislative district. 

One of the state's top domestic violence activists is speaking out about Judge Thomas Robinson, who now faces charges of stabbing his wife nearly a dozen times.

The governor's office is defending its record on education. This comes as a new new report by the Arizona school personnel administrators association shows 13-hundred teaching positions are still

The fight over the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix took another twist on Thursday. A group Buddhists claim they were stopped from performing a religious ceremony on the site of the 20-year-old building. 

The Phoenix-owned Sheraton Hotel is finally starting to turn a profit just as the city is set to sell it off at a big loss. So why sell a city asset for a $50 million loss when it's finally making money?  

Deal or no deal, immigration experts are urging recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, to know their rights so they are not deported.

Opioids are suspected in the deaths of 280 Arizonians and another 2,361 overdoses over the past two and a half months, according to a state health report issued Wednesday.

A majority of Arizona voters want to keep the Confederate memorial at the state Capitol, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said on Monday the Trump campaign has not invited him to the rally scheduled for Tuesday night, but he would go if asked. 

A second Arizona congressman is calling on President Donald Trump to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio during his stop in Phoenix Tuesday event as a new poll suggests the public wants the ex-lawman pay for his crime.

Civil rights and other community leaders slammed Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday, saying the governor is trying to have it "both ways" when it comes to issues of race. 

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who campaigned hard for Trump last year, says he's not going to ask the commander and chief himself.

If the election were held today, 47 percent of voters would vote for a Democratic compared to 31 percent who would cast their ballot for Sen. Jeff Flake, according to Public Policy Polling.

A new report published this week shows Arizona's economy relies on illegal immigration. 

Broken down by party, just 2 percent of Democrats, 5 percent of Independents, and 11 percent of Republicans said they favored what is known as the "skinny bill."

Two of the state's most influential mayors from different political parties say is it's time to end the drama and pull the plug on the Republican health care bill.  

An Arizona congressman and one time critic of President Donald Trump is now defending the commander-in-chief over the latest Russian revelations. "I don't think Democrats could find Russia on a map until they concluded that it could be somehow used to beat up Donald Trump," Rep. Trent Franks said Friday. 

A controversial civil rights advocate is being accused of trying to profit off a woman misery.

Arizona's top election official will likely comply with the White House's latest request on voting data.   The U.S Department of Justice now wants to know how Arizona's top election official is removing ineligible voters from its voting rolls.

Arizona's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has emerged as an unexpected winner of President Donald Trump's election victory.

It's the largest firefighting air tanker in the world and it's stationed in southern Arizona. But the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet won't be fighting the fires now burning near Prescott. 

State health experts warned Monday that legislation aimed at overhauling the Affordable Care Act puts addicts trying to kick their opioid addictions at risk.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted this week to move forward on a court order to hold the sheriff's office more accountable. On Monday the board voted to create the Professional Standards Bureau that will handle complaints made against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. 

The lone gunman who opened fire on Republican congressman this week was carrying a list that included Arizona Rep. Trent Franks, according to CBS News.  

State utility regulators Tuesday voted to review a policy that allowed more than a dozen small water companies to jack up their rates on customers to pay for their personal income taxes.  

Arizona's top health care official said Friday the state of the current opioid epidemic could lead to tighter regulations and tougher drug laws next year.

Governor Doug Ducey is now ordering state agencies to step up its efforts to curb wrong-way driving crashes following the latest deadly freeway wreck Tuesday night.

Someone was using pictures of the Mesa mayor, not to get votes, but to lure ladies. Mesa Mayor John Giles, who's been married for over three decades, now finds himself in the middle of a bizarre "catfishing" scam that stretches from the East Valley to Canada.

The head of the Arizona Corporation Commission says he's looking at major changes following a political scandal now being described as one of biggest in state history.

The Mesa City Council will seek legal advice Thursday morning on disciplining or possibly removing an elected official from office. The planned discussion comes after Councilman Ryan Winkle's blood alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit when police arrested him this month on suspicion of drunk driving. 

Remember when Gov. Doug Ducey described his plan for K-12 schools as a home run for education? That was two weeks ago. Now, with the budget wrapped up and the Legislature out for the year, it obvious the governor and the state's schools chief was watching a very different ball game. 

It was a scandalous headline: "Phoenix Trump Nazi Billboard Funded With Taxpayer Dollars."

A state Republican lawmaker says his party may be using the state budget to send Maricopa Country Sheriff a message -- step  up your immigration enforcement of face the budget ax.

Did a powerful state lawmaker give one of our reporters the middle finger while on the House floor this week? It's an incident that has a lot of people talking after another media organization reported the incident.  

Arizona schools are facing a crisis in the classroom. This is according to a new report released Thursday by ASU's Morrison Institute.

It was billed as saving taxpayers' money. But will it end up costing them in the end? State Sen. Kate Brophy McGee is now determined to find out the real costs of Arizona's school voucher program. 

Some of Arizona's top teachers on Monday delivered a strong message to Gov. Doug Ducey: that his expansion the controversial school voucher program is the "beginning of the end" for public schools.

If you do not want your personal information to be sold, you will have to contact your internet service provider. And it might cost you. 

Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday appeared to change his mind on what causes of global warming, saying he believes human activity is a contributing factor.

Former Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday she's not on board with a Republican-backed plan to repeal Obamacare, putting her at odds with the man she help put in the White House. 

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake said Monday that he will give his constituents what they've been demanding -- a town hall meeting. 

Better government or a political power play. That depends on who you ask about SCR 1027. The proposed legislation doubles the term of state senators to four years from two years. 

A Senate panel passed a pair of bills on Wednesday that gives gun owners more leeway to fire their weapons within city limits.  

The Phoenix-based fake news writer who once claimed he helped put Donald Trump in the White House now says that statement was a mistake.

An Arizona lawmaker says he's come up with a plan to save taxpayer money by cutting the number of government-owned vehicles by using rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to transport state workers. 

Arizona teacher pay is roughly the same as it was four years ago despite a voter-passed initiative that pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into K-12 schools.

Arizona school kids could be getting a break -- or at least a longer one. 

Should President-elect Donald trump follow through on promises to renegotiate, if not blow up, trade deals like the North American Trade Agreement, the incoming president not only threatens to hit the American consumer in the pocketbook, but more importantly jobs across the country and here in Arizona.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada says President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promise to complete the wall will only slow -- not stop -- the flow of drugs and immigrants coming across the border. "It's not going to solve the problem; you're throwing money away that you could use to do something better," he said. 

Farmer John Boelts said President-elect Donald Trump's relentless campaign to complete the wall and secure the border hides a more pressing issue -- manpower, or lack of it.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey welcomed the first of Uber's self-driving cars to the state Friday morning after California tried to force them off the roads.

It's time for the state to cuts costs and stop hoarding marijuana money.  That's what a pair of medical marijuana users is demanding in a lawsuit filed against the state.

A year ago Gov. Doug Ducey was quoted saying that if he could clone Tim Jeffries he would.  But now, Jeffries is out as the director of the Department of Economic Security and there are a lot of questions. 

After campaigning to defeat the full legalization of marijuana this year, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery now wants the incoming Donald Trump administration to crack down on dispensaries legally selling the drug -- including those selling it for medicinal use. 

The Maricopa County Examiner is asking for another $300,000 to deal with a spike in bodies filing up their morgue. 

Gov. Doug Ducey announced a deal on Monday that allows an Arizona tribe to move forward on a controversial Glendale casino while stopping any more from opening in the Phoenix-metro area. 

Maricopa County's incoming elections chief says local leaders should prepare to shell out more money if they want to fix the problems we saw at the polls this year.  

It appears many of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's  most colorful law enforcement gimmicks will soon be history.  Maricopa County Sheriff-elect Paul Penzone on Friday questioned the need for some Arpaio signature policies.   

Donald Trump is putting on the full-court press in Arizona during the final days of the election as it appears he's in jeopardy of losing the state and it's 11 electoral votes. 

Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order on Monday to limit the amount of painkillers doctors can prescribe in an effort to curb the opioid addiction crisis that is sweeping across the state and the country. 

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence hits the Valley Tuesday night, marking his first stop here since Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump picked him as his running mate. In terms of national politics, Pence is unknown, having what some call "remarkably low" name ID.