Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has reported on state government and legal affairs in Arizona since 1982, the last 27 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 on Friday forbade all state agencies under her control from discriminating against workers based on their hair texture and style.
The state House on Monday approved expanding in law when child support has to be paid — and in a way that some Democrats say is really designed to outlaw abortion.
Starting a new business? Arizona lawmakers apparently want to help you succeed.
House lawmakers voted Wednesday to let certain parents bring their loaded guns onto school campuses despite the fact they themselves are protected by rules and a metal detector that keep their armed constituents out.
State senators voted Tuesday to ask voters to wipe out the ability of cities to have their own charters — but only after its sponsor vowed to narrow it to affect only Tucson and Phoenix and, pretty soon, Mesa.
Calling his 2022 election challenge “groundless and not brought in good faith,’’ a judge has ordered Mark Finchem and his attorney to pay the legal fees of successful secretary of state candidate Adrian Fontes.
State lawmakers are moving to cut the time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits — even when unemployment hits double digits.
The way Matt Gress sees it, a person is a person, no matter how small — or even if not born yet — for the purposes of getting a state tax credit.
Gov. Katie Hobbs refused to say Tuesday whether she will approve Republican legislation to eliminate the ability of cities to tax groceries and save affected Arizonans more than $161 million a year.
Courting a possible veto, Republican state senators have approved three proposals to cut individual income taxes as soon as this coming budget year.
