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New era for Arizona’s English immersion students
A cacophony of voices speaking in Spanish, interspersed with laughter, fills a classroom at Rhodes Junior High School in Mesa. Some students speak halting English, but on occasion they attempt... […]
In Arizona, Trump’s promise to save coal jobs is colliding with reality
The decision to close the Navajo Generating Station, a coal-powered plant near Page, Arizona has become the first real test of Trump’s promise to save coal jobs.
Disability providers say they need triple what Ducey offers
Advocates for the disability community say the governor’s budget proposal is nearly $50 million short of what disability service providers need to keep up with Arizona’s minimum wage increase next year.
Texting while driving ban on teenage drivers is near the finish line
After years of trying, Sen. Karen Fann, R-Prescott, is steps away from getting her proposal to ban teenage drivers from texting signed into law.
Civil forfeiture reform splits long-time allies, united some foes
The 15-year-long “bromance” between Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery may have come to a crushing end right around Valentine’s Day.
House panel pushes funding increase for smart kids
Lawmakers want to restore $3.5 million for Arizona’s gifted students.
House committee moves to increase Arizona smoking age to 21
Despite one lawmaker’s protests that if age 18 is old enough to go to war, it’s old enough to smoke, a House committee gave preliminary approval Thursday to a measure that would raise the legal smoking age in Arizona to 21.
Push to raise smoking age to 21 aims to keep cigarettes from youngsters
Saying it would help keep underage kids from getting cigarettes from 18-year-old high schoolers, Republican Rep. Paul Boyer wants to raise the legal smoking age to 21.
Legislative committee approves mandatory recess, takes own recess
A legislative panel unanimously approved a bill to make schools provide students with least 50 minutes of recess per day.
GOP lawmaker faces backlash from students on dorm voting bill
HB2260 states that “dormitories or other temporary college address cannot be used to define residency for the purposes of voter registration.” In other words, students who do not have the intent to stay permanently at their dorm addresses cannot register to vote from them.
House committee endorses bill protecting people from ‘smart guns’
Citing a fear of Big Brother and glitchy technology, Republicans on a state House panel approved legislation that would ensure nobody is required to use “smart guns.”
Advocate says bill would prevent students from voting in Arizona
Saying the large population of college students waters down the vote from Flagstaff locals, Republican Rep. Bob Thorpe of Flagstaff has introduced a bill that would declare students could not register to vote from their dormitories.
