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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
GOP bill advances banning AG from charging county supervisors
Republican lawmakers are moving to hobble the ability of the attorney general to force county supervisors to do what courts have said is their job – certify election results.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Calling birthright citizenship "an unequivocal constitutional right,'' a federal judge on Feb. 6 blocked the Trump administration from implementing its plan to deny citizenship to children born to people who are not here legally.
Trump bans transgender girls from female sports – legal questions remain
President Trump signed an order Feb. 5 designed to keep transgender girls and women out of sports designated for females.
Proposal would slash jobless benefits in good times
State lawmakers are trying to cut the amount of time you can collect unemployment benefits while you look for another job.
Bill to ban foreign entities that are ‘hostile’ to the U.S. from owning AZ land gets initial OK
State lawmakers want to make it illegal for foreign entities "hostile to the United States'' to buy land in Arizona unless legislators approve.
DOJ responds to AG Mayes’ birthright lawsuit
The Department of Justice says Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has no legal right to try to overturn President Trump's executive order abolishing birthright citizenship.
Republicans, Hobbs work on separate plans to raise teacher salaries
Two Republican lawmakers want voters to approve a plan to boost teacher salaries in Arizona by about $4,000 a year.
Governor Hobbs appoints Maria Elena Cruz, 1st Black and Hispanic woman to Arizona Supreme Court
Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday placed the first Black and Hispanic woman on the Arizona Supreme Court.
Planned Parenthood set to resume abortions beyond 15 weeks amid legal clarity
Planned Parenthood could be just days away from once again offering abortions beyond 15 weeks.
Judge: President Petersen, Ben Toma lack standing in national monument suit
A federal judge has tossed out a bid by Republican state lawmakers to overturn the designation of nearly a million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon that the Biden administration had dedicated as a national monument.
Republican schools chief opposed to Trump immigration directive
The state's top education official is opposed to a new Trump administration directive allowing immigration officials to pursue those not here legally in schools.
Lawmaker proposes executions by firing squad
Calling the current system inhumane and problematic, a state lawmaker wants to give voters the chance to replace the current method of killing convicted murderers with the firing squad.
