Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has reported on state government and legal affairs in Arizona since 1982, the last 25 for Capitol Media Services which he founded in 1991. Fischer's news reports appear in daily and weekly newspapers around the state, and are heard on Arizona Public Radio.
Gov. Katie Hobbs is claiming credit for the state's rate of inflation dropping from 13% before she took office to 2.7% now.
House and Senate Republicans used their rules Wednesday to block a vote -- or even a debate -- on a proposal to enshrine the right to contraceptives in Arizona law.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressuring a reluctant Gov. Katie Hobbs to sign legislation they believe will lead to more affordable housing in Arizona.
The program announced earlier this month to retire medical debt was promoted as providing anonymous relief to thousands of Arizonans.
State schools chief Tom Horne has no legal authority to sue to force all Arizona schools to use only "structured English immersion'' to teach the language to students who are not proficient, a judge has ruled.
A judge has rebuffed yet another attempt by two special interest groups to hide the names of their donors from the public despite a 2022 voter-approved law requiring their publication.
A multiple fatality caused by a new driver in Mohave County is going to lead to a new requirement being added to what it takes for future Arizona teens to get a driver's license.
Three former employees of the Department of Education have been indicted for cheating the voucher program of tax dollars to send children to private and parochial schools out of more than $600,000.
Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to making it more difficult for those who have crossed the border illegally to get public benefits.
The way Justine Wadsack sees it, some people looking for new homes may want to be in a legislative district where they are represented by someone who shares their political views.