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Legislation, budgets and ballot measures in Arizona
The Policy Desk covers the bills, budgets and ballot measures moving through Arizona, explained in plain language and sourced from public records.
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News · AZ
Some Arizona candidates face questions about where they live, while the state’s residency rules remain difficult to enforce.
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Congress approved a bipartisan bill to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument as Arizona’s fourth national park.
News · AZ
The pool company is entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closing 76 stores.
News · AZ
Arizona voters will decide whether to require identification for mail-in ballots and make other changes to election rules.
News · AZ
Campaign signs, statewide television ads and U.S. House debates are putting water before Arizona voters.
News · AZ
The November measures address vehicle-mileage taxes, public-agency rules, elections, grocery taxes, schools and other state policies.
News · AZ
An Arizona lawmaker has proposed increasing federal support for services that help people gain English fluency.
News · AZ
Phoenix New Times reported that a person it called an Epstein enabler contributed to an Arizona congressman before related files were released.
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A Metro Phoenix city is preparing to strengthen data center rules that have been in place for 20 years.
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Kyl served in both chambers of Congress during a career that stretched from the Reagan presidency to Trump’s first term.
News · AZ
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed 264 bills into law after a record 2,100 measures were presented in Arizona.
Candidate profile · AZ
Independent Paul Burton is among nine candidates in Arizona’s 2026 race for the U.S. House in the 4th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · AZ
Republican Thomas James Feely is running for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · AZ
Republican incumbent David S. Schweikert is among 23 candidates listed in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District race.