The state House voted last week to require more reporting by local governments of what they spend lobbying lawmakers.

So if you think the lines at the grocery store move slowly now, imagine waiting behind someone who wants to pay with a few chunks of gold.

Keeping large trucks to the right on roadways with three or more lanes would make Arizona’s highways safer, a state lawmaker says.

A freshman state lawmaker is hoping to force motorists to give their thumbs a rest — at least while they’re behind the wheel. Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, wants to create the crime of “DWT,” or driving while texting.

State senators voted Wednesday to make gold and silver legal tender in Arizona -- but not copper, cattle, cotton, citrus or climate.

Arizona voters are not going to get any relief from phone calls around election time.

Most Arizonans want state lawmakers to follow Phoenix’s lead and ban text messaging while driving, according to a new state poll.

The fiancee of a congressional staffer killed along with five others in the shooting that severely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., urged state lawmakers Tuesday to ban gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

Shoppers who are charged too much at the register for items they buy won’t get a refund — much less a reward for pointing it out to management.

Louise Bunker’s seventh-grade class listened anxiously Wednesday as two executives from Cactus Flowers critiqued the advertisements the students created in class.

State senators approved their version of a new $8.8 billion budget Thursday -- but not before adding millions of dollars to the original Republican plan.

Saying "job creators'' need some more incentive, Arizona lawmakers took the first steps Monday to reducing -- and in some cases eliminating entirely -- any state income tax on capital gains.

A Senate panel voted 5-2 Monday to require permission of the state Department of Transportation for a city to install or maintain photo enforcement on any state highway.

Republicans who control the Arizona Senate pushed through a bill Monday allowing designated teachers, administrators or other employees in rural schools to carry a handgun and allowing retired police officers who work in schools statewide to carry guns.

Arizonans who fear the federal government will make their folding money worthless may soon be able to substitute privately minted gold and silver coins.

Arizona’s cell phone industry was shaken up by Phoenix’s new law banning texting while driving and is crafting its own state law that could override local ordinances.

Those who pick or scratch it rich would get more privacy under the terms of legislation given preliminary approval Monday by the state Senate.

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.

State lawmakers are moving to tear down part of the state’s 9-11 Memorial to remove various descriptive phrases etched into it, controversial and otherwise.

Ignoring the governor’s hint of a veto, a House panel voted Thursday to permanently repeal the state property tax.

Reports that rate Arizona against other states on education shouldn't be taken at face value, a state lawmaker contends.

A bill that would require those convicted of animal abuse to register with the state — similar to sex offenders — may currently be stalled, but its sponsor plans to keep moving it forward through other avenues so it becomes law.

Arizona cities that want to place or keep photo enforcement cameras on state roads are going to have to prove they do more than generate fines.

Saying that guns are public assets worth money, state senators voted Tuesday to close what they say are the last loopholes in the law allowing cities to destroy weapons that come into their possession.