A Senate panel approved $82 million in inflation aid for public schools -- and then voted, in essence, never to give back hundreds of millions more that they've shorted schools for the last four years.

New concerns about financial links to terrorism are prompting some public retirement system managers to scrutinize the companies in which they invest.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is looking at the state’s road construction needs the way some people figure out how to buy a house they can’t afford: Change the terms of borrowing.

Saying they are protecting the First Amendment rights of donors, the Republican-controlled state Senate voted Tuesday to remove all restrictions on how much any individual or political action committee can spend to influence elections.

In the May 5 edition, you reported on the passage of a bill that changed the designation of an intersection, which in turn changed the law on running a yellow/red light, changing the violation standard.

A state lawmaker wants Arizona voters to decide whether to eliminate public funding for political campaigns, a change that would do away with the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

A bid by Attorney General Tom Horne to escape campaign finance charges could upend all state laws limiting how much candidates can take.

Arizona voters will likely get a chance to decide if they want to keep public funding of elections.

State Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, maneuvered Tuesday to keep alive a bill that would restrict the condemnation power of cities with a last-minute switch to a more friendly Senate committee.

Twenty years ago, accountant Sharon Lechter decided to devote her career to financial education and literacy after her oldest son graduated from high school and soon fell into credit card debt.

New concerns about financial links to terrorism are prompting some public retirement system managers to scrutinize the companies in which they invest.

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.

The Arizona Legislature, in its session beginning Monday , has a once-in–a-generation opportunity to fundamentally change the course of state history for the better.

John McCain’s national finance co-chairman has stepped down, the latest casualty of a presidential campaign eager to cauterize damage caused by its ties to lobbyists.

The U.S. Supreme Court's validation of a sweeping campaign finance reform law was hailed Wednesday as a “landmark victory for the American people” by its primary sponsor, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

WASHINGTON - Work till you're 69 before getting full Social Security benefits? That's one possibility - for Americans who retire two decades or more into the future - as Republicans on a key Senate committee review suggestions for improving the program's solvency.

WASHINGTON - Millions of workers and retirees worried that their companies will renege on pension promises got assurances from Congress that it is moving to protect their future benefits.

State senators crafted a deal behind closed doors Thursday that would extend Maricopa County’s transportation half-cent sales tax for another 20 years without a public election, and shelve the hot-button issue of light rail for now.

WASHINGTON - With Gulf Coast governors pressing for action, Senate Finance Committee members complained Wednesday that the Bush administration is blocking a bipartisan $9 billion health care package for hundreds of thousands of evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.

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The U.S. Supreme Court's validation of a sweeping campaign finance reform law was hailed Wednesday as a “landmark victory for the American people” by its primary sponsor, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

WASHINGTON -- Republicans argued health legislation would hurt seniors and Democrats said it would do nothing of the sort as the Senate Finance Committee resumed debate Wednesday on a bill to remake the nation's health care system.