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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Lawmakers to consider per diem increase
State lawmakers are moving to more than triple their expense allowance.
Health director: Keep wearing mask, social distancing
The state's top health official said Friday there's no reason to continue to limit business occupancy, prohibit large group gatherings and require customers to wear masks because Arizona hospitals now have plenty of space.
Brnovich takes feds to court over ban on tax cuts
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking a federal judge to rule that Arizona can take billions from the federal government in the new virus aid package without having to comply with a provision barring the state from using the cash for tax breaks.
Ducey lifts Covid restrictions, but city officials object
Declaring the Covid pandemic under control and the need for restrictions over in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey is abolishing all the limits that still remain on businesses and public gatherings.
House committee approves bills to add burdens on early voters
The next time you cast an early ballot it looks like you're going to have to provide more information.
Senate panel approves community college aid
Financial help may be in sight for recent high school grads who find themselves a few bucks short of what they need to go to community college.
Senate to consider restriction on school expulsions, suspensions
When it comes to suspending or expelling students, how young is too young? If a new proposal becomes law, the answer in Arizona will be 7 or younger.
Ducey straddles fence on Senate election audit
Gov. Doug Ducey said he's confident in the results of the 2020 election yet wants to see the results of a Republican-backed audit and hand count of 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County.
Ducey accuses Biden of creating border crisis
Surrounded by Republican politicians, Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday insisted that everything that is now going wrong on the border is the fault of President Biden, his administration and the Democratic Congress.
Dating fraud bill moves to Ducey’s desk
Arizonans who may be blinded a bit in their search for love are in line to get some protections from the state, if not for heartbreak, at least from being fleeced for their money.
Bill criminalizing some abortions advances
Brushing aside questions of legality and religion, a House panel voted March 17 along party lines to imprison doctors who terminate a pregnancy solely because the fetus has a genetic defect.
House panel advances bill to restrict short-term rentals
Rejecting claims the measure amounts to little more than window dressing, a House panel voted Tuesday to give local governments more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals. But just a bit.
