Day: April 5, 2017
House OKs bill protecting off-duty police officers
The Arizona House has passed legislation that would specify aggravated assault against off-duty police officers is a crime equal to assaulting on-duty officers. The proposal by sponsor Republican Sen. Steve...
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Water cooperation across U.S.-Mexico border essential, complex
Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, share something more meaningful than their city name. They also share a source of water that is vital to their region of the border. Officials...
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Lawmakers bypass committee to approve bill encouraging rescue of children, pets
Arizona senators today approved an end-run around the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in a bid to encourage people to rescue children and pets. HB2494, approved on a 20-7...
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House Rules chairman refuses to hear texting ban on teenage drivers
It looks like the state’s newest drivers may still tap away at and chat on their cell phones. Rep. Phil Lovas, R-Peoria, who chairs the House Rules Committee, confirmed today...