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budget, Kavanagh, lawmakers, Hobbs, AHCCCS
Mar 21, 2023

Legislative leaders want to pass budget ASAP, governor’s staff says it’s ‘false urgency’

Republican Senate leaders said on Tuesday that the Legislature is working with Gov. Katie Hobbs to pass the state’s budget in the next two weeks, citing an April deadline connected to federally allocated Medicaid funding, but the governor’s staff say it’s a play to create “false urgency.” 

Senate, Hoffman, nominations committee
Mar 20, 2023

Senate panel unanimously approves two Hobbs’ nominees

A Senate panel took a cordial tone today - after some fractious prior meetings – and voted unanimously to approve two of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ department nominees. 

Board of Education, ESAs
Mar 20, 2023

DOE’s proposed ESA handbook edits draw parents’ anger

The Arizona Department of Education’s proposed edits to the Empowerment Scholarship Account handbook were met with backlash and claims of improper outside influence in a state board of education meeting today.  

Accurso, Arizona Department of Education, parent groups, ESAs, Empowerment Scholarship Account program, public schools, private schools, homeschooling
Mar 16, 2023

ESA advocate heads program, draws parents’ ire 

Before working as director of the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program, Christine Accurso was an ESA mom herself and a ferocious supporter of universal expansion, but now the ESA parent groups that Accurso sprang from have turned their backs on one of their own.  

Hobbs, groceries, Kavanagh, veto
Mar 16, 2023

Hobbs offers grants with canceled-contract money

Gov. Katie Hobbs is opening applications for nearly $200 million in federal Covid money that was part of now-canceled contracts signed by then-Gov. Doug Ducey just before Hobbs took office in January. 

Kavanagh, attorney general
Mar 15, 2023

House close to passing Kavanagh’s bill requiring AG to defend all laws

A bill is moving through the House that would require the state attorney general to defend all laws passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor, regardless of the attorney general’s opinion of the constitutionality of a law.  

Kern, Senate, Ortiz, Kolodin, attorneys, judges
Mar 15, 2023

Kern’s bill would target judges who sanction attorneys

A Glendale state senator who calls reports of a riot on Jan. 6, 2021, "a sham'' is now going after judges who sanction attorneys for filing what he believes are "good faith'' claims on behalf of clients.

zoning, Kaiser, Senate
Mar 13, 2023

Senate kills expansive zoning deregulation plan 

The Senate killed a bill with some bipartisan opposition– and a hint of bipartisan support– on Monday that would have drastically cut down on zoning restrictions statewide in the sponsor’s hopes of increasing Arizona’s affordable housing supply. 

Gress, Ortiz, Kolodin, pregnancy, House, bill, abortion, personhood, child support
Mar 13, 2023

Gress’ proposal to extend child support payments to date of pregnancy passes House 

Arizona House Republicans passed a bill that would extend child support payments to the date of a confirmed pregnancy, which opponents argue is an attempt to establish a fetal personhood provision. 

ESAs, vouchers, public schools, Save Our Schools Arizona,
Mar 9, 2023

Move to fire Scottsdale school chief heats up

An attempt to remove the superintendent of Scottsdale Unified School District has spilled over to the Capitol after Fox News reported this year on an interview the district’s superintendent gave to a progressive Michigan blog in 2019, a year before he was hired in Arizona.

CRT, Mesnard, Hobbs, legislation, veto
Mar 9, 2023

Hobbs vetoes bill that would have banned ‘critical race theory’

Arizona won't be banning what has been called "critical race theory'' in public schools.

Democrats, House, legislature, Republicans, bills, Hastert Rule, Cano, Gress, Longdon, Shah, Alma Hernandez, Grantham, Teresa Martinez, Petersen,
Mar 9, 2023

House Dems resume voting for bills, end protest

House Democrats resumed voting in support of bills this week after voting “no” against all bills put up for a vote last week.  

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