A House panel voted Thursday to let Arizonans make their own guns and bullets - and offer them for sale - without having to comply with federal regulations.

WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee said Thursday it was beginning an investigation into the conduct of Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., indicted a week ago on conspiracy, extortion and other charges.

The tenants of the cityowned Escobedo Apartments are forming a committee to explore future affordable housing options for the property, said Pam Wilson, an Escobedo resident.

Arizona taxpayers may get some of the tax relief that legislative leaders originally had planned for businesses.

Any plans the Arizona Interscholastic Association has for using a student multiplier in the reclassification of schools may be scrapped before they are even put to paper.

Any plans the Arizona Interscholastic Association has for using a student multiplier in the reclassification of schools may be scrapped before they are even put to paper.

March 25, 2005

May 14, 2004

The push for state funding of all-day kindergarten suffered a setback Thursday as a House committee blocked a plan strongly backed by Gov. Janet Napolitano.

Saying the money can be better used, members of a House panel voted Thursday to let cities and counties put their legal notices online instead of in newspapers.

In a strange turn of political events, pro wrestler legend Hulk Hogan announced this week that he would make a great president. While I have doubts about that, Hogan did state that as president he would enact a “flat tax across the board.”

The House Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to make it a crime for volunteer workers to pick up early ballots from voters.

If Arizona "dreamers'' are going to get state drivers' licenses, they're going to have to wait for a court order.

Calling it an important part of Western culture, members of a House committee voted Monday to let schools teach the Old and New Testaments to students in public high schools.

A House committee approved a bill Wednesday that would waive environmental regulations for Border Patrol activities within 100 miles of any U.S. border.

WASHINGTON – A House committee Wednesday approved a bill to require that every business in the country use the E-Verify system to determine if prospective hires are authorized workers or undocumented immigrants.

John Baba’s 14-year-old son was assaulted in his second week of high school by a student who was on probation.

Republican Kris Mayes announced the formation of an exploratory committee Tuesday as she considers running for the U.S. House in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.

November 29, 2004

High school students might be able to graduate next year without passing AIMS after all — as long as they keep trying, have a stellar attendance record and maintain at least a C average.

WASHINGTON - After months of preparation, Samuel Alito will face close questioning by senators to determine his fitness to be the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice.

National taxpayer associations are pushing Republican leaders to name U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake to serve on the House Appropriations Committee, a position that Flake has promised to use in his crusade to expose and slow earmark spending.

In what probably will be his last act as speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, Jim Weiers has decided to appoint a special blue-ribbon committee to “review Arizona’s tax policy and to make recommendations for tax reform.”