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katie hill becomes first female lawmaker to face house ethics inquiry

Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, was investigated by House Ethics Committee after House officials learned that he had asked two female employees to bear his child as surrogate. ..

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republicans must lead in the bipartisan fight to protect children

I could not agree more with this longstanding plank of the GOP, which is precisely why I fought for and steered to passage House Bill 2466, the Arizona Child Protection Act (AZ CPA), in the 2019 legislative session of Sen. ..

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the important 2020 elections not talked about: state legislatures

The party had been feeling Hillary Clinton would win White House instead they were dealt devastating blow with Donald Trump's election the presidency, Republican majorities in US House and Senate. In of White House and Congress, s. Arizona Democrats are two seats away from..

the loss of republican principle

In 1974, Republican Party was led by three  Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, the GOP Presidential Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania and House Minority Leader John Rhodes of Arizona. ..

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betsy devos, charter schools, choice, education department: what now?

The bill, after passing the state Senate, was single-handedly killed by the House speaker. . Arizona’s laissez-faire charter system avoided a crackdown again.  . Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly characterized the contraction among charter schools in Minnesota. ..

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democrats to mark trump's tax bill's anniversary with effort to repeal

The Senate legislation would be a companion to a bill introduced in the House in May by Democratic Reps. Jared Huffman of California and Raul Grijalva of Arizona. Grijalva could become House Natural Resources Committee chairman next year. . ..

federal law is questioned by governors

Some governors had hoped to ask President Bush and Secretary of Education Rod Paige directly for more flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act, and to discuss possible amendments to the law, during a private meeting at the White House. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, had..

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