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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... […]
House kicks nixing algebra as requisite to Senate
When was the last time you had to deal with logarithmic expressions? Worked with polynomials and radical expressions? Had to work out probability? They’re all part of what is generally... […]
Group looks to end gas chamber death penalty option
Calling it barbaric, cruel and unusual — and a painful reminder of the Holocaust for survivors who live here — some Jewish residents are trying to legally block the use... […]
Legislators take aim at cutting taxes on guns
Arizona lawmakers are moving to help make the purchase of guns just a bit more affordable. By a 6-4 margin, the House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to exempt... […]
Senate OKs 15-week abortion limits
Republican state senators voted Tuesday to approve new restrictions on abortion that, at least for the moment, are unconstitutional. SB 1164 would make it a crime for doctors to abort... […]
Appeals Court says Legislature not exempt from open meeting law
State lawmakers can’t ignore open meeting laws based on their claims that the law does not apply to them, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. In a split... […]
House panel looks to blunt ‘defund the police’
A House panel voted Monday to ask voters to bar cities from cutting funding for police and sheriffs or risk losing state aid. Rep. Walt Blackman, R-Snowflake, said the move... […]
House panel votes to override school mask mandates
Calling it a matter of parental rights, a House panel voted Wednesday to override mask mandates that exist in some public schools around the state. HB2616 says schools can require... […]
Senate panel OKs massive school-voucher expansion
Republican lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to approve what would be the largest-ever increase in who can get a voucher of state funds to attend private and parochial... […]
