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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Bill would allow explosive fireworks in state’s largest counties
Want to light up the sky on the Fourth of July? Sen. David Gowan, R-Sierra Vista, has introduced legislation to let you do that – but only if you live in Pima or Maricopa county.
Bill would require cops to use meter in noise complaints
State lawmakers are moving to subject noise complaints to the same standards as speeding violations.
State claims Election Day deadline not illegal
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is asking a federal judge to declare there's nothing unconstitutional about requiring people to get their early ballots to county offices by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Campaign to outlaw title loans ends
Backers of a bid to ask voters to outlaw title loans have quit amid the inability to raise the cash they need to get it and keep it on the November ballot.
GOP legislator wants out-of-state political contributions outlawed
Put simply, Thorpe does not want out-of-staters influencing Arizona politics and policies.
Brnovich to take ‘ballot harvest’ case to Supreme Court
In new legal filings Friday, Brnovich told the judges that changing the rules now could have a confusing effect. He pointed out that early ballots for the March 17 presidential preference primary started going out Saturday for overseas voters, with the rest being mailed on Feb. 19.
Brnovich leads push to overturn Colorado anti-discrimination law
Arizona's top prosecutor is urging a federal appeals court to allow a Colorado woman and the company she owns to refuse to design a web site for a same-sex wedding.
Lawmakers push bill to overturn ruling on ‘religious beliefs’
State lawmakers from both parties are seeking to enact new laws that effectively nullify last year's Arizona Supreme Court ruling allowing business owners to cite their "sincerely held religious beliefs'' to refuse to serve gays.
Ducey asks 9th Circuit to void court decision on land trust
Gov. Doug Ducey is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a ruling that could affect his ability and that of future governors to tap a special education trust account to funnel more cash into schools.
9th Circuit finds law banning ‘ballot harvesting’ illegal
Arizona's law making it a crime to return someone else's early ballot is illegal, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this morning.
Barto bill bans transgender women from competing in women’s sports
Arizona state lawmakers are being asked to keep boys – or at least those who are genetically identified as male – off of high school and college sports teams for girls and women.
Group agrees not to harass churches that aid illegal immigrants
Members of Patriot Movement AZ have agreed to change the tactics they use to protest the practices at some Arizona churches of helping migrants.
