As her fellow senators voted to censure Wendy Rogers, the northern Arizona lawmaker was defiant.“I do not apologize,” she said. “I will not back down.”
Arizona state senators decided Tuesday to do something they’ve never done before: censure one of their own.By a 24-3 margin, lawmakers voted to censure Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff) for "conduct unbecoming of a senator.” That included "publicly issuing and promoting social media and video messaging encouraging violence against and punishment of American citizens."Only Rogers
Arizona state senators decided Tuesday to do something they’ve never done before: censure one of their own.By a 24-3 margin, lawmakers voted to censure Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff) for "conduct unbecoming of a senator.” That included "publicly issuing and promoting social media and video messaging encouraging violence against and punishment of American citizens."Only Rogers
An effort to repeal and replace a nearly $2 billion income tax cut adopted last year all to avoid giving voters a final say on whether the cut should take effect has run aground, for now, in the Arizona Senate.Earlier this week, Republican senators met in a closed caucus to discuss plans for Gov. Doug Ducey to call a special session next week to re-adopt the tax cut,
State senators voted Monday afternoon to let Arizona public schools spend the money they've already been allocated for this budget year.The 23-6 vote comes just days before a voter-mandated constitutional provision would have forced schools to collectively cut more than $1.1 billion between now and the end of June. That would equal about 16 percent of the budget of each