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Recent Articles from Nathan Brown Arizona Capitol Times
Bowers seeks decorum, civility
House Speaker Rusty Bowers is entering his last year leading the chamber. And it’s not shaping up to be an easy one for the Mesa Republican, who is term-limited in... […]
Bolding fears a 2022 session like 2021
House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding thinks this year’s session could be a lot like last year’s. The Laveen Democrat discussed the upcoming session in a recent interview with the Arizona... […]
GOP glimpse into election law fights
Republican lawmakers who met December 13 to discuss allegations of voter fraud in Pima County during the 2020 presidential election provided a glimpse at what some of the policy battles in next year’s legislative session could look like.Â
Abortion ruling could lead to stricter laws
Supporters and opponents of legal abortion are bracing themselves for a court ruling next year that could give Arizona lawmakers far more power to regulate or ban abortion.Â
Pima county gets 2 new state lawmakers
Pima County supervisors voted Tuesday to fill the county’s two vacant House seats.Â
Slew of newcomers fill empty seats in Legislature
The House will start 2022 with nine new members who were appointed to fill spots that opened due to a slew of resignations after the 2021 session. And that means new faces will be heading a couple of powerful committees.Â
6 new members appointed to House
Since the Legislature adjourned sine die on June 30, six new House members have been appointed to fill the seats of members who resigned or, in one case, died. And three seats are still vacant.Â
Key committee chairs chosen
Rep. Walt Blackman will be the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, whose purview will expand to include criminal justice reform bills as well.Â
Lawmakers ponder water legislation for ‘22
Arizona lawmakers next year will be wrestling with what to do in the shadow of a worsening shortage in one of this state’s most vital water supplies.Â
Youngkin Virginia victory lesson for Arizona GOP?
A win and a near-win on the other side of the country has some Arizona Republicans hoping they can replicate the same success here, if they make next year's election about kitchen-table issues.
Townsend to lead Senate government committee
One of the Legislature’s most vocal champions of the partisan Senate audit and a supporter of efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s narrow win in Arizona has been named the chairwoman of the Senate Government Committee.
Fann not running for re-election
Senate President Karen Fann is calling it quits after next year’s session.Â
