A bill to require courts to hold initial hearings in custody cases sooner will go to the governor, after winning the approval of the state House of Representatives Wednesday.

A bill to allow school employees to carry guns is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday afternoon in a state House committee.

The League of Arizona Cities and Towns has released a proposal to simplify the state sales tax system.

An Arizona House committee Wednesday is scheduled to take up a bill that would make it a crime to use the wrong bathroom.

A new analysis shows it’s unclear what kind of impact proposed changes to the state’s sales tax system would have on Arizona, and its cities.

A measure that would require health insurers to cover certain services provided by telemedicine won the approval of a state house committee Tuesday.

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl has a new job.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today takes up the latest measure to combat synthetic drugs, like bath salts.

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.

Financial markets have remained steady this week despite the threat of across the board budget cuts, known as sequestration.