PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are announcing Senator John Kavanagh will serve as the new Senate Majority Leader, effective immediately.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are calling on Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry (ADCRR) Director Ryan Thornell and Governor Katie Hobbs to answer for another alleged inmate homicide unfolding at Lewis Prison Complex this week. If true, this latest incident marks 11 inmate homicides occurring within state correctional facilities in FY 2025. This represents a drastic increase from the previous four years in which the department averaged two homicides per year.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – A big victory for Arizona as the Republican led Arizona Senate and House announce this evening they've come to an agreement on a balanced 2025- 2026 state budget that will be enacted upon the governor's signature.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – A big win for Arizona after the Republican-led Arizona Senate passed a balanced 2025- 2026 state budget in the overnight hours that includes tax cuts and strategic investments in public safety, education, transportation, water, and public health. This fiscally responsible proposal benefiting all Arizonans will be considered by the House following tonight's bipartisan approval in the Senate.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— A bipartisan bill designed to help Arizona conserve water while increasing homebuilding to bring housing prices down for hardworking Arizona families is headed to the House for consideration after passing out of the Senate this evening.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are championing efforts to protect the health and well-being of the state's furry, four-legged friends with final passage broadening the conditions under which animal cruelty can be charged. A bill to do just that passed out of the Arizona Senate with bipartisan support after being transmitted by the House of Representatives. The legislation will now await action by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Director Nominations Committee Chair Jake Hoffman releases the following statement on this morning's scheduled confirmation hearing for Karen Lee Peters of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA—Senate Republicans are congratulating Arizona's own Dr. Theodore Cooke on his nomination as Commissioner of Reclamation for the Department of Interior under the Trump Administration.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Majority Whip Frank Carroll is expressing unwavering support for Israel as it seeks to dismantle Iran's nuclear weapons program and protect the world from the terrorist Islamist Republic occupying Iran.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Governor Katie Hobbs is working to dismantle bipartisan legislation aiming to create oversight, accountability, and transparency of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry system in the wake of recent inmate murders and other atrocities occurring in state prisons.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Education & Transportation Committee Chairman David Farnsworth is continuing efforts to improve Arizona's transit system by advocating for strategic funding allocations within the state budget for innovative transportation solutions.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Senate Republicans are advancing a balanced state budget with strategic investments in public safety, education, transportation, water, and public health. This fiscally responsible proposal benefiting all Arizonans will be introduced later today.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Arizona Senate Republicans are condemning the devastating acts of political violence happening in Minnesota overnight, where democrat state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park. In a related incident, democrat state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times at their home in Champlin and are alive after undergoing surgery.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Committee Chairman David Farnsworth is working to improve Arizona's transit systems, both on the ground and in the air, with a new Senate Education and Transportation Committee overseeing innovative transportation solutions.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA—Chairman Mark Finchem is again inviting parents who have been affected by the Arizona family court system to join him at the Arizona Senate Monday, June 16 at 9 a.m. to share their personal stories during the third Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Senate President Warren Petersen is recapping a recent trip to the border he helped arrange with almost a dozen attorneys general from around the country and members of local law enforcement. 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Arizona Senate Republicans are condemning the violence unfolding in Southern California in response to deportations being carried out by the federal government. The state lawmakers are now calling on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes to cooperate with the Trump Administration with enforcing federal immigration laws to keep Arizona communities safe from harm.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Arizona Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp is denouncing the violent riots currently unfolding in Los Angeles, blaming democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass for their habit of letting California burn.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are celebrating a legal victory for second amendment rights and our nation's sovereignty after the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark decision today protecting the American firearms industry from being dismantled by the Mexican government.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Republicans are condemning Katie Hobbs after local media today revealed she spent millions in taxpayer dollars over the past year to reward a dysfunctional group home for its campaign contributions to her.