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Bill Status: Senate Bills, as of 11:15 am Feb. 28
As of 11:15 am Feb. 28 1. Awaits committee reference or action in the Senate. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs Senate debate &/or vote. 3. Passed Senate; no amendment. TO... […]
Peace officers memorial gets new lighting for May 7 event
New panels, same names W. Steven Martin, a member of the Arizona State Memorial Board, is reflected in a panel at the base of the Peace Officers Memorial in Wesley... […]
Education reform: School choice works, preschool doesn
American public education has been in a state of reform since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in the late 1950s. From frivolous fads to harmful trends, educators have seen it... […]
State probing reports that money for teacher pay raises was diverted
The state’s largest teacher’s union and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers decried media reports that some school districts used money intended for teacher raises for other purposes, including covering budget... […]
Napolitano to tell joint GOP caucus her budget priorities
Governor will take questions from lawmakers
Lawmakers hike spending limit for schools
One of the first measures that the Legislature approved this year allows schools to exceed the constitutional limits on spending, underscoring a commitment to education and echoing a priority set... […]
Self-defense law goes to governor
Democrat urges veto; says costs are too high
Compromise bill allows non-citizens to be notaries
Two senior senators have struck a compromise on a proposal to exclude non-U.S. citizens from practicing a profession vital to the legal community. As written, a bill being sponsored by... […]
Napolitano in Washington urges Congress to fix immigration system
Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat whose state is the No. 1 entry point for illegal immigration, implored Congress on Feb. 27 to fix the nation’s broken immigration system before the... […]
Lawmaker returns from Iraq to face new peers, routine
Lighter moment Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-30, relaxes at his desk in the House chamber after being sworn in. Paton returned to Arizona after a six-month tour in Iraq as an... […]
Number of gay weddings is minimal, uproar deafening
Three years after its historic court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Massachusetts stands alone in blessing gay marriages — 6,500 to date — and its example has spurred no imitators but... […]
State militia bill advances
A bill creating what is effectively a state militia has advanced in the Arizona Senate after the sponsor removed the bill’s more contentious points, including one that said members cannot... […]
