J.D. Mesnard

The Arizona House of Representatives is typically the least experienced of the Legislative chambers.

A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation designed to get Gov. Jan Brewer to negotiate the same kind of tax-collection deal with Amazon.com that her counterparts elsewhere have obtained.

A House panel on Wednesday approved legislation designed to get Gov. Jan Brewer to negotiate the same kind of tax-collection deal with Amazon.com that her counterparts elsewhere have obtained.

Addressing the dire fiscal straits is unquestionably the top priority of all five of the local Legislative freshmen, all in the House, who spoke with the East Valley Tribune.

State lawmakers are moving to give themselves and other candidates the right to collect more money -- a lot of it -- from individuals and political action committees, even as they ask voters to effectively kill the option of public financing.

For many beer aficionados, nothing beats the freshness and flavor of a microbrew straight from the tap. Many drive miles to brewpubs to fill up glass bottles, also called growlers, with their favorites.

The state could soon start helping those trying to hide from their stalkers.

For many beer aficionados, nothing beats the freshness and flavor of a microbrew straight from the tap. Many drive miles to brewpubs to fill up glass bottles, also called growlers, with their favorites.

Saying it "unbalances the budget,'' Gov. Jan Brewer on Tuesday vetoed a bid to sharply increase the amount of money individuals and corporations could divert from paying the state to instead help students attend private and parochial schools.

As voters head to the polls Tuesday to vote in East Valley legislative primaries, their choices are mostly among candidates with nearly identical political beliefs.

What do Justin Olsen, Justin Pierce, Frank Pratt, Cecil Ash, Steve Court, Eddie Farnsworth, John Fillmore, Tom Forese, J.D. Mesnard, and Steve Urie have in common?

Ignoring a likely lawsuit, House Republicans pushed through legislation on Thursday to let privately financed candidates take much more money from individual donors and political action committees.

Saying it’s not fair to them, bankers and mortgage brokers on Wednesday beat back a proposal that would have essentially forced them to help homeowners who continue to pay their mortgages even though they are “under water.”

Law enforcement unions are hoping the Legislature will pass a bill that allows K-9s to stay on the job instead of being quarantined after biting crime suspects.

A legislative panel voted this week to continue giving generous tax credits to those who help students attend private and parochial schools.

A series of mayors told lawmakers Monday that proposed changes in sales tax laws will mean financial ruin for their cities.

Arizona enacted a new law earlier this month that got little attention but could make a big impact on school performance.

Arizona high schoolers may soon be rid of having to pass AIMS -- or any standardized test -- to graduate.

Nora Ellen, the only woman in the Chandler City Council race, and a first-time candidate — was the top vote getter in a tight race between five of seven vying for three council seats in Tuesday’s primary election after 100 percent of the precincts (43) reported unofficial results.

Our ideal legislators are people like Rich Crandall and Cecil Ash, two politicians who put the state and their voters before their party, are willing to work with others and consider issues on their own merit. Those who fall on the extreme ends of the right or left hamper the political process and only widen the divide that has engulfed our state. Given that, here are our endorsements for the Arizona Legislature in our East Valley districts:

The East Valley's legislative races include several shoo-ins and an underdog challenge to Sen. Russell Pearce, the Mesa Republican who authored Arizona's polarizing immigration law.

As a newcomer, Justin Olson could have been happy with simply joining state House Speaker Kirk Adams as the Republican nominees in District 19.

Arizona voters will have plenty of choices when they go to the polls this summer.