Business leaders in Arizona are strongly backing the state’s transition to the Common Core standards – a multi-state effort in math and English that supporters say will teach students to think, rather than memorize facts.

Governor Jan Brewer has made simplifying the state’s sales tax system a top priority for this legislative session.

Arizona high school graduation rates have inched up in the past few years, though federal data show the state still ranks right near the national average.

State lawmakers this week will take up two proposals dealing with school safety.

The Arizona Senate is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to give voters a chance to re-think a decision they made less than three years ago.

Lawmakers prepared for a fight over sales tax reform at the state capitol Monday.

Governor Jan Brewer is expected Monday morning to release her proposal for simplifying the state sales tax.

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says he’s working with state lawmakers to modify a proposal that would require money from lawsuit settlements to go into the state’s General Fund.

A bill that would ban companies from flooding cell phones users with spam-like text messages has passed an Arizona House committee.

An Arizona House committee has given initial approval to a bill making it easier for police to detain people believed to be a danger to themselves or others because of a mental health issue.