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State Sen. Wendy Rogers is at it again — making news with head-popping tweets and lawsuits.

A former assistant to Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, is suing the senator and the state for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful termination.

State senators won’t pursue any action against first-term lawmaker Wendy Rogers about her interactions with a now-fired staffer. On a party-line vote, the three Republicans on the Senate Ethics Committee concluded that there was no “clear and convincing evidence” that the Flagstaff Republican had violated any rules of conduct in her interactions with Michael Polloni. That is the standard a staff attorney says committee members must use in determining the truth. But the two Democr...

The Senate Ethics Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to dismiss a complaint that accused a state senator of creating a hostile work environment. Sen. Wendy Rogers, R-Flagstaff, will face no punishment from the Arizona Legislature in regards to the complaint filed by a former assistant, Michael Polloni. He filed the complaint just a few days into the session. Senate Ethics Committee Chair Sen. Sine Kerr, R-Buckeye, said "the ethical behavior is defined but it has to be backed up aga...

A Senate panel voted along party lines Tuesday to dismiss an ethics complaint against a freshman Republican senator accused of mistreating her former assistant.

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Democrats irked at barefaced Republicans, don’t file complaints Rep. Judy Burges, R-Prescott, and Rep. Quang Nguyen, R-Prescott Valley, are sworn in as new members during the opening of the Arizona Legislature at the state Capitol Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Phoenix. The House Republican caucus had separate swearing-in ceremonies for masked and barefaced lawmakers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool) A month into the legislative session, nobody has yet filed a formal complaint about lawmakers who...

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Arizona Senate will investigate former staffers complaint of hostile work environment against Sen. Wendy Rogers Andrew Oxford, Arizona Republic © Karla Towle Wendy Rogers is a retired Air Force pilot and four-time congressional candidate who finished third in the 2016 GOP primary. The Arizona Senates Ethics Committee voted Thursday to investigate a complaint that a state lawmaker created a hostile work environment for an aide, who said he also was forced to resign under dure...

PHOENIX (AP) — Accusations of workplace harassment by an Arizona state senator will be reviewed by the chairman of the state Senate Ethics Committee.