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Ducey opens door to camp for kids to catch up learning
Parents who think their kids need a bit of an academic boost can begin signing up this coming week to send them to summer camp. But, for the most part,... […]
House panel OKs read-out loud change to initiative petitions
A House panel approved legislation Wednesday that could give foes of voter-proposed initiatives a new legal tool to keep them from ever getting to the ballot. Senate Bill 1094 would... […]
Auditor: Not all teachers got 20% raise
Arizona schools have not lived up to the 2018 school year promise to increase teacher pay by 20% by this past year. A new report by the state Auditor General’s... […]
Legislature considers forcing employers to pay employees who refuse vaccinations
Arizonans fired from their jobs for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID could end up with the company having to continue to pay them for a year. The state House... […]
Republican Party asks Supreme Court to nullify early voting
The Arizona Republican Party is trying to kill the method of voting preferred by more than 80% of state residents. Legal papers filed Friday ask the Arizona Supreme Court to... […]
Bowers says water prices will likely rise highest for new residents
The state is moving to create a new agency to search for and finance the water Arizona will need if it hopes to support the current population and grow into... […]
Senate approves film-industry tax credits
State lawmakers are moving to give away up to $150 million a year in hopes of luring the film industry to Arizona. SB1708, approved Thursday by the Senate on a... […]
Senate says yes to funding border walls
Republican lawmakers are ready to use state funds to build a wall along the border with Mexico. The only question that remains is how much they’re willing to spend. On... […]
House votes to mandate parent-teacher disclosure
The state House voted 31-28 Thursday to require teachers to disclose to parents some of what their students tell them in confidence or risk being disciplined. HB 2161, approved on... […]
Senate panel votes to put cameras on voting drop boxes
Claiming their use is ripe for fraud, Republicans on a Senate panel voted Tuesday to require new security measures on drop boxes now available for people to deposit their early... […]
GOP lawmakers target municipal minimum wage limits
Republican lawmakers are moving to let voters throughout the state override the decision of voters in some cities to set their own minimum wage. Legislation awaiting House action this week... […]
Former Senate Minority Leader David Bradley dies
Former state Senate Minority Leader David Bradley died Saturday. Bradley, a Democrat, was first elected to the state House in 2002. He made an unsuccessful bid for Arizona Corporation in... […]
