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Remember to cancel? House approves legislation to prevent unwanted subscription renewals
Key Points: State lawmakers move to stop automatic subscription renewals Legislation requires contracts to include easy cancellation option Other states have similar laws, with varying notice requirements and rules So […]
GOP leaders appeal judge’s ruling on transgender birth certificates
Key Points: Judge rules law requiring surgery for birth certificate change unlawful Ruling requires health department to recognize doctors’ statements The reason: Unamended birth certificates could lead to forced privacy […]
Highway renaming sparks debate over Trump and Epstein files in Arizona Senate
Key Points: Sen. Wendy Rogers wants to rename a state road as the Donald J. Trump Highway Proposal sparked debate over life and actions of the President Legislators are also […]
Arizona lawmakers move to ban Sharia law in state courts
Key Points: Arizona lawmakers move to ban Sharia law recognition Existing Arizona law already prohibits foreign laws Critics argue the bill targets and discriminates against the Muslim religion State lawmakers […]
Arizona classrooms see just .52 cents of every dollar spent on education
Key Points: Only 52.1 cents of every education dollar reaches the classroom Arizona’s instructional spending is the lowest in two decades Arizona’s per-student spending is $4,503 less than the national […]
GOP plan to eliminate state taxes on home sales sparks Democrat backlash
Key Points:Â Republican senators approve plan to exempt capital gains tax on home sales Current law exempts first $250,000 of gain for single individual, $500,000 for couples Arizona’s average home […]
Arizona bill to cap corporate home ownership sidelined without committee hearing
Key Points:Â Arizona won’t cap corporate ownership of homes this year Rep. Jeff Weninger declines to give bill a hearing Rep. Nick Kupper plans to reintroduce the proposal in 2027 […]
Arizona’s top election official challenges federal bid for voter registration data
Key Points:Â Secretary of State Adrian Fontes wants a federal judge to throw out efforts by the Trump administration to force him to turn over voter registration and election records […]
Court ruling: Cities can’t enforce prevailing wage on government contracts
Key Points:Â Arizona Court of Appeals rules against prevailing wages That means cities cannot require out-of-state companies to pay local minimum wages The court says voters’ approval of minimum wage […]
Arizona lawmakers reject proposal to ban police masks
Key Points: Republican lawmakers reject Democrat proposal to ban police masks Proposal aimed to promote transparency and accountability Several Arizona law enforcement agencies already have policies against masking Arizona lawmakers […]
Bill requiring local cops to notify ICE of an immigrant arrest advances
Key Points:Â ICE would be alerted as an arrest is taking place Democrats express concerns the measure could trigger violence Republicans say SB1055 will make Arizona streets safer Republican lawmakers […]
Arizona Republicans push for citizen-only census to redraw legislative districts
Key Points:Â Republican lawmakers propose a citizen-only census in 2030 The census aims to draw legislative districts favoring Republicans The proposed citizen-only census would not affect Arizona’s US House seats […]
