Steve Yarbrough

July 2, 2004

A state senator wants to keep electronic cigarettes out of kids’ hands by making it a petty offense for merchants to sell them to minors and for minors to buy them.

One of the modern challenges of having a part-time, citizen Legislature is trying to understand when a lawmaker’s actions result in a conflict between the interests of the public and of some “other” job which provides much of the lawmaker’s income and livelihood.

Former Chandler city councilwoman Donna Wallace lost her bid for the Legislature. Incumbent Reps. Warde Nichols and Steve Yarbrough handily defeated the challenger in Tuesday’s Republican primary for District 21, according to preliminary results.

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A Chandler lawmaker is defending his role in crafting legislation to create a new special tax credit to help students attend private and parochial schools, despite his role in running an organization that makes money from an existing program.

As a state lawmaker, Rep. Steve Yarbrough has pushed for new laws that bring in big money for certain charities. And as the head of one of those charities, he also has reaped the financial benefits of those laws.

June 29, 2004

Democrat Phil Hettmansperger doesn't believe he is a long shot despite going against two three-term incumbent Republicans in a legislative district where his party is outnumbered by almost 20,000 voters.

A Chandler legislative candidate will get a second chance this afternoon to convince a judge that her two incumbent opponents should be removed from this year's election ballot, after a judge stepped down from the case and forced a new hearing.

Some state lawmakers don't want a city's desire for new bars and restaurants to get in the way of new churches.

August 11, 2004

Arizona motorcyclists have apparently lost out in a bid to get special protection from potential police harassment.

A law requiring cities with populations greater than 175,000 to move their elections to the fall is proving unpopular in some parts of Arizona.