Arizona state government
Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-Tolleson, left, looks at a computer with Rep. Walter Blackman, R-Snow Flake, during a vote on the Arizona budget Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
GOP-led Arizona Legislature OK's $1.9B income tax cut

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie Jun. 24, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

Arizona GOP advances wish list on race, taxes, elections

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie Jun. 23, 2021 05:40 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate passed a $12.8 billion budget for the coming fiscal year early Wednesday that contains massive income tax cuts after a...

Arizona Senate passes budget, tax cut after House Dems walk

By Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie Jun. 22, 2021 08:29 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona House Democrats refused to show up at the Capitol on Tuesday, blocking debate on a budget and a major tax cut primarily benefiting the...

Ducey blocks ASU policy requiring masks for unvaccinated

By Bob Christie Jun. 15, 2021 03:53 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday blocked a new Arizona State University policy that would have required unvaccinated students to submit to twice...

Arizona sees additional 414 virus cases, 13 deaths

Jun. 08, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials reported 414 new coronavirus cases Tuesday and an additional 13 deaths as the number of virus cases in the state remain...

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, then-Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, answers a question at a news conference in Phoenix. McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard, has filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate, joining what's likely to be a crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Retired Gen. McGuire jumps into Arizona Senate race

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jun. 08, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2020, file photo, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, speaks to the media in Phoenix. A budget deal struck between Republican leader Fann and Rep. Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, and Gov. Doug Ducey includes implementing a flat 2.5% income tax that cuts $1.5 billion a year from state revenue and keeps higher earning taxpayers from having to directly pay a new 3.5% surcharge to fund schools. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Bid by GOP Arizona House leaders to pass budget falls flat

By Bob Christie Jun. 07, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

Arizona passes 6 million in administered vaccine doses

Jun. 07, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — More than 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered since becoming available in the state. Gov. Doug Ducey...

Arizona health director: Vaccination goal still within reach

Jun. 04, 2021 01:05 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top health official expressed cautious optimism Friday that the state can reach a goal of getting 70% of adults partially vaccinated...

Arizona's state-run vaccine sites to close by end of June

Jun. 03, 2021 01:31 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites, which were touted as a national model, will be shutting down later this month, officials said...

Cruise ship MSC Orchestra passes in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, early Thursday, June 3, 2021. Early risers in Venice woke Thursday to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite pledges by subsequent Italian governments to reroute the huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. (JC Viens via AP)
The Latest: Arizona’s state-run vaccination sites to close

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 08:19 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, then-Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, answers a question at a news conference in Phoenix. McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard, has filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate, joining what's likely to be a crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Former head of Arizona Guard files papers for Senate run

Jun. 01, 2021 05:26 PM EDT

Due to holiday lag, Arizona reports only 4 new virus cases

Jun. 01, 2021 02:03 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — The Memorial Day holiday has led to a delay in reporting of new COVID-19 cases in Arizona, resulting in daily count of just four cases. ...

The Rev. Antonio Velazquez, an evangelical pastor originally from Guatemala, poses outside a Phoenix church on Thursday, May 17, 2021, where an effort to inoculate hard-to-reach Central American migrants gets underway on Sunday. The effort announced Thursday, May 27, 2021, comes as Arizona struggles to improve its vaccination rates. Just under half or 45.8% of Arizona's eligible population has been vaccinated. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)
Arizona groups push to inoculate Central American migrants

By Anita Snow May. 27, 2021 12:58 PM EDT

Arizona reports 450 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths

May. 24, 2021 12:49 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona are reporting 450 new confirmed COVID-19 cases but no deaths. The state Department of Health...

FILE - In this Thursday, April 15, 2021, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during a bill signing in Phoenix. Come fall, Arizona residents who want to have their favorite restaurant deliver a meal to their home may also be able to get a cocktail delivered. Credit the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted Republican Gov. Doug Ducey to issue an executive order last May allowing the practice. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Ducey signs bill letting restaurants sell cocktails to go

By Bob Christie May. 21, 2021 03:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden stops to talk to the media as he drives a Ford F-150 Lightning truck at Ford Dearborn Development Center in Dearborn, Mich. On Friday, May 21, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Biden was caught fake driving a Ford F-150 Lightning truck during a visit to a Ford safety testing center Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 02:10 PM EDT

Kids in Arizona can get Pfizer, other vaccines at same time

May. 21, 2021 01:11 PM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Children in Arizona as young as 12 can get a COVID-19 vaccine when receiving other immunizations, health officials said Friday. ...

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, state Rep. Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, is sworn in during the opening of the Arizona Legislature at the state Capitol, in Phoenix. A budget deal struck between Republican leaders Bowers and Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, and Gov. Doug Ducey includes implementing a flat 2.5% income tax that cuts $1.5 billion a year from state revenue and keeps higher earning taxpayers from having to directly pay a new 3.5% surcharge to fund schools. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Arizona GOP budget deal envisions massive income tax cut

By Bob Christie May. 18, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

Arizona reports 482 new COVID-19 cases with 7 more deaths

May. 16, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in Arizona on Sunday reported 482 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths amid growing vaccination rates. ...