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Recent Articles from Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Lawmakers approve legislation requiring doctors to offer treatment to infants
Arizona lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to legislation requiring doctors to provide "medically appropriate and reasonable care and treatment'' to any infant born alive, regardless of whether it is likely to survive.
Democratic Party files suit to keep No Labels Party off ballot
The Arizona Democratic Party filed suit Thursday to keep the No Labels Party off the 2024 ballot, conceding it fears its presence "will make it more difficult to elect Democratic Party candidates.''
Hobbs vetoes vaccine religious exemption, homeless visibility bills
Gov. Katie Hobbs added to her veto tally Thursday, rejecting two more measures approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Cops want law to force jaywalkers, errant scooter riders to ID themselves
Riding a bicycle and run into the side of a moving vehicle? It turns out state law doesn't require you to tell police who you are. The same for scooter operators and jaywalkers who violate state traffic laws. And now the Tucson Police Department wants state lawmakers to close that loophole to allow them to demand identification of those people
Bill to remove school blueprints, floor plans from public access stalls
A bill to remove school blueprints and floor plans from public access has stalled in the House despite it having gotten bipartisan preliminary approval a month ago.
Hobbs vetoes bill aimed at motivating banks to work with gun makers, dealers
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday designed to bribe or blackmail Arizona banks into doing business with gun manufacturers and dealers.
Flowers, grasses from rain will turn deadly in wildfire season
That bumper crop of flowers and grasses from all that rain are going to turn from beautiful to deadly this coming wildfire season.
Hobbs plans to veto legislation to block cities, towns from taxing groceries
Gov. Katie Hobbs is going to veto legislation to block cities and towns from taxing groceries.
House agrees to let HOA residents fly Betsy Ross flag
State lawmakers have decided that some flags matter than other flags.
Lake still believes she can meet burden of proving election results tainted
A spokesman for the failed Republican gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake told Capitol Media Services Lake still believes, even with the restrictions the Arizona Supreme Court has imposed, she can meet her burden of proving the counting of election results was tainted and the outcome should be declared void.
Court gives Lake last chance to prove election compromised
In an order late Wednesday, the justices tossed out virtually all the claims by the failed Republican candidate that there was misconduct in how the election was conducted, but Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said Lake should have had a chance to argue to the trial court that Maricopa County used improper procedures to verify the signatures on early ballots.
GOP lawmakers block vote on whether state should ratify ERA
Republican lawmakers have once again blocked a vote on whether Arizona should ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
