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The tie vote in the Arizona House defeated a proposal to put a flat tax in place. June 7, 2021

Flat tax proposal stalls in AZ House

A lone Republican is holding up the budget by refusing to vote for the flat tax.

Former TV anchor runs for AZ Governor

Kari Lake was a news anchor in Phoenix for more than twenty years
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Daniel Hernandez running for Congress

The Tucson state lawmaker is the third Democratic legislator in the race.
Sen. President Karen Fann and Sen. Warren Petersen, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meet with members of the team auditing the results of the Presidential election in Maricopa County. May 18, 2021

Senate gets election audit update

Maricopa County declined to participate in the meeting.
A sign directs voters to a polling site set up at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson on Nov. 3, 2020.

Yee announces run for Governor

The current state treasurer is the first Republican in the race.
A group of F-16s at AMARG is ready to go back into service as drones to help test new weapons. April 2021

The Boneyard spends 75 years adding to history books

The planes at AMARG are a history of U.S. air power.
Navajo Nation family getting clean, drinking water at the local well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New report looks into water insecurity in tribal lands across Colorado River Basin

A new report shows when it comes to clean water, its race that best predicts the haves and have nots.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Ducey signs abortion bill

The bill prohibits abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities.
The U.S. population as of April 1, 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Arizona won’t get additional Congressional seat

Arizona’s population grew but not enough for another House seat.
Unaccompanied minors apprehended by Customs and Border Protection line up inside a temporary processing facility in Donna, Texas on March 17, 2021.

New border bill aims at easing surge of asylum seekers

The bipartisan bill is sponsored by Senator Sinema and Sen. Cornyn.
Rows of cots are set up inside the Benedictine Monastery in February 2019. The monastery served as a temporary shelter for migrant families seeking asylum.

Pima County wants state money for migrant transportation

The county wants the state to pay for transporting asylum seekers.
People walk along the Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Kelly and Sinema want feds to pay for National Guard

Arizona’s two U.S. Senators sent a letter to the White House.
A U.S. flag on the uniform of a member of the National Guard.

Ducey sends National Guard to the border

The Governor issued an emergency declaration for Arizona’s border counties.
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is received following the administration of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Banner University South.

Ducey bans vaccine passports

Ducey issued an order banning government use of vaccine passports.
The exterior of Tucson's Casino Del Sol.

State and tribes sign new gaming compact

More casinos and games will be allowed as part of the new deals.
A voter turns in his ballot at a polling site set up at Tucson's Temple Emanu-El on the day of Arizona's primary election, Aug. 4, 2020.

Supreme Court sides with Tucson on election timing

The Court ruled the state can’t force Tucson to change when it holds city elections.

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