District 8 voters continued their tradition of sending Republicans to the state legislature Tuesday by electing two popular incumbents and a newcomer to state politics, according to unofficial results.

The District 8 House of Representatives incumbent and a former Fountain Hills Town Council member were the top two vote-getters Tuesday in the district’s Republican primary, according to unofficial preliminary results.

Needy students at Arizona’s three public universities might be forced to pay more under a plan to help balance the state budget. The proposal Wednesday by Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, would require universities to charge students at least 40 percent of what it costs to attend the schools.

Scottsdale and Fountain Hills voters are sending back their three District 8 Republican state legislators as state Sen. Carolyn Allen and House Reps. Michele Reagan and John Kavanagh head toward an easy re-election.

Fountain Hills Town Councilman John Kavanagh said earlier this week that he’ll seek the Republican nomination for one of the District 8 House seats in the Legislature.

Fountain Hills Town Councilman John Kavanagh said earlier this week that he’ll seek the Republican nomination for one of the District 8 House seats in the Legislature.

PHOENIX -- Saying voters have seen enough, a veteran lawmaker wants to give them a chance to repeal the state's 2-year-old medical marijuana program.

While Lisa Slattery’s 7-year-old son researched horses on the Internet for a school report, the Scottsdale mother left the room to cook dinner.

The days of a live turtle as a prize at the fair may be numbered.

Animal abusers would lose the right for anyone in their household to have a pet for at least two years under the terms of legislation approved Thursday by the state House.

Photo: A student walks over University Ave on the Arizona State University campus Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Tempe. (Matt York/AP File)

PHOENIX -- Saying voters have seen enough, a veteran lawmaker wants to give them a chance to repeal the state's 2-year-old medical marijuana program.

The state House gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a controversial - and some say illegal - plan to crack down on people who solicit work on street corners.

The District 8 State House of Representative race is nearly identical from two years ago, as the same two Republicans hope to defeat the same Democratic opponent.

The state House narrowly agreed Monday to let adults attend East Valley Institute of Technology classes during the day, a move one legislator said will lead to young teen girls being seduced by older men — or worse.

State lawmakers are moving to tear down part of the state’s 9-11 Memorial to remove various descriptive phrases etched into it, controversial and otherwise.

A commission gave final approval Friday to revisions in the state’s controversial 9/11 memorial, but not before one lawmaker threatened to have the Legislature override the decision.

So much for the cordial state District 8 House of Representatives Republican primary.

So much for the cordial state District 8 House of Representatives Republican primary.

Calling the governor’s revenue projections too rosy, Republican budget crafters said Tuesday they want a much smaller spending plan than she proposed last week.