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Senate reports ‘excellent progress’ sending bills to House
Arizona senators hunkered down during the third week of February, either moving bills to the House or deliberating among themselves on the fate of some 150 bills. As a result,... […]
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Boards • Lynne Adams has been elected president of Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, a board she has served on since 2004. She is a partner in the law... […]
Capitol Quotes, Feb. 22 2007
Capitol quotes “We are putting together a massive united community effort for May 1 to raise flags to urge reform from the Arizona Legislature.” — Aldo Castenada, an activist who... […]
Proposed ballot measure would help small business, co-sponsors say
Hands across the aisleReps. Ben Miranda, D-16, and Michele Reagan, R-8, reach across the party lines to co-sponsor a proposed ballot measure (HCR2037) to give small businesses a tax break.... […]
Immigration bill targets notaries
Two senior senators struck a compromise today on a proposal targeting undocumented immigrants in Arizona. As written, a bill being pushed by Sen. Karen Johnson, R-18, would require a notary... […]
Hispanics, others plan May 1 march for immigrant rights
Mayday March Planned Nicolas Villagrana tells reporters that Hispanic immigrants have been wrongly swept up in the enforcement efforts against terrorism. Villagrana and more than a dozen other pro-immigrant speakers... […]
Clean Elections name change fails
A controversial bill aimed at changing the title of the Clean Elections Act in Arizona failed in the Senate today, falling a half dozen votes shy of advancing to the... […]
No Child Left Behind opt out bill is back
After suffering a setback on Monday, the author of a measure allowing Arizona schools to opt out of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB)program managed to have her bill... […]
Self defense bill advances
A senator reiterated today that the Legislature had intended a law shifting the burden of proof in a self-defense case to the prosecution to be retroactive. Sen. Linda Gray, R-10,... […]
Bill restricting teen drivers moves to House
A bill that places restrictions on teen drivers has advanced in the Arizona Senate. “The message is clear that when you are talking about teenagers, they are children and they... […]
Vote on tax filing extension bill delayed
A plan to extend the Arizona income tax filing deadline this year to April 17 hit a snag, as a technical gaffe in the House of Representatives prevented lawmakers from... […]
Senate objects to national ID card
The Arizona Senate unanimously passed a memorial objecting to the Real ID Act of 2005, adding to the growing number of local voices opposed to what is described as an... […]
