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Arizona Legislature Picks New Leaders For 2017

Courtesy of azleg.gov
Sen. Steve Yarbrough

After Tuesday’s election, state lawmakers have been meeting this week for smaller contests, to elect new leaders in both the Arizona House and Senate.

Ben Giles covers the state Senate for the Arizona Capitol Times. Sen. Steve Yarbrough will be the new Senate president when the Legislature re-convenes in January.

Giles discusses what to expect from Yarbrough's leadership team and will it be similar or different from the current one.

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.