State Republican lawmakers moved swiftly after the Nov. 7 election to pick their new leaders for the next two years, even though the outcome in a handful of races could change when the last ballots are counted.

Sarah Palin has no intentions of running for a U.S. Senate seat from Arizona in 2012.

With only Republicans in favor, the state Senate voted Wednesday to require new proof of qualifications for presidential candidates who want to be on the ballot in Arizona.

Got access to an extra $18 million? You could be the owner of the state House or Senate.

Sen. Jon Kyl’s greatest political achievement is the Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2005, a deal he brokered for more than a decade.

Sen. Jon Kyl’s greatest political achievement is the Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2005, a deal he brokered for more than a decade.

Any changes in U.S. immigration policy this year will depend on Arizona’s two senators who are taking on immigration reform as a major cause.

Any changes in U.S. immigration policy this year will depend on Arizona’s two senators who are taking on immigration reform as a major cause.

Saddam Hussein’s capture will help psychologically break the back of insurgent holdouts in Iraq, but does not mean an end to the danger American troops face there, members of Arizona's congressional delegation said Sunday.

In an historic move, a group of Republican senators united with Democrats Thursday to approve the plan by Gov. Jan Brewer to sharply expand the state's Medicaid program.

A Senate panel approved $82 million in inflation aid for public schools -- and then voted, in essence, never to give back hundreds of millions more that they've shorted schools for the last four years.

The Arizona Senate has rejected a bill making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers.

Republicans who control the Arizona Senate pushed through a bill Monday allowing designated teachers, administrators or other employees in rural schools to carry a handgun and allowing retired police officers who work in schools statewide to carry guns.

The Senate voted 16-12 on Monday to impose new restrictions on spending on recall elections.

An effort to limit the ability of unions to collect fees directly from the paychecks of employees is a priority for state and national Republicans, the president of the Arizona Senate said Monday.

House and Senate Democrats chose leaders Thursday who are likely to continue to push the same priorities as before -- but perhaps with a bit more success because of increased numbers.

As Arizona's U.S. Senate race enters its final days, the two candidates hoping to succeed retiring Sen. Jon Kyl are playing to their strengths: Republican Jeff Flake is calling in presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to help close his argument for victory with the state's conservative-leaning electorate. Democrat Richard Carmona is reaching out to independents and Hispanics, two key voting blocs that could help him pull off an upset.

WASHINGTON – Arizona police agencies were among those singled out in a two-year Senate probe that reported “widespread deficiencies” in a Homeland Security Department program that officials touted for years as a centerpiece in U.S. counterterrorism efforts.

Arizona voters headed to the polls Tuesday to settle an unexpectedly feisty Republican U.S. Senate primary battle marked by accusations of hypocrisy, broken promises and flip-flopping.

Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake defeated wealthy businessman Wil Cardon on Tuesday in an unexpectedly feisty Republican U.S. Senate primary race marked by accusations of hypocrisy, broken promises and flip-flopping.

Arizona's primary election Tuesday features a spirited race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate and heated contests for several U.S. House seats, with outcomes that will set the roster of candidates for the Nov. 6 general election.