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.

Gov. Jan Brewer called Monday for Arizona to make performance part of the formula that allocates school funding.

Rain, cold and wind didn't deter hundreds of people of all ages and races from celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday Monday in downtown Mesa.

A veteran state senator wants to protect renters when the homes they are living in are repossessed by lenders.

The state Department of Public Safety's new director says he acted unprofessionally during a 2002 golf course confrontation in Prescott.

After days of fearing that they’d been abandoned to die, hundreds of victims of Hurricane Katrina were brought to Phoenix and greeted with smiles and hugs as emergency aid workers welcomed them to their new shelter: Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

After days of fearing that they’d been abandoned to die, hundreds of victims of Hurricane Katrina were brought to Phoenix and greeted with smiles and hugs as emergency aid workers welcomed them to their new shelter: Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

State senators voted Wednesday to allow a teacher, administrator, custodian or even cafeteria worker at rural and some suburban schools to be armed.

State lawmakers are moving to ensure that renters are able to sleep tight and not let the bedbugs bite.

Jan Brewer just signed legislation letting virtually all Arizona adults carry concealed weapons saying it was a matter of constitutional rights.

A Senate panel voted unanimously Monday to make it illegal to text while driving.

State lawmakers directed the Department of Public Safety to set upseismic sensors to spot drug runners and others in southern Arizona - but only if the agency can find the cash elsewhere.

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Senate Republicans refused Tuesday to remove Scott Bundgaard as their majority leader.

State lawmakers are moving to block financially strapped cities from charging accident victims for their police and medical services.

Students entering kindergarten this fall had better learn to read if they hope to advance with their classmates.

Students entering kindergarten this fall had better learn to read if they hope to advance with their classmates.

Gov. Jan Brewer will have to decide this week whether to follow in the footsteps of two Republican predecessors and keep Arizona sparkler free.

Rejecting arguments it will discourage singles from even applying, a Senate panel on Wednesday voted to give preference to married couples in adoption.

It looks like Arizonans may have to park their cell phones and PDAs before they put the car in drive.

An Arizona Senate panel on Wednesday endorsed a bill that prosecutors hope would make young people think twice before sending nude pictures of themselves to their friends or significant others.

Legislation approved Wednesday by a Senate panel would make it illegal to use a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Violators would have to pay $50 if caught.