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Challenges to primary election candidates oust 12, 10 survive
Key Points: Litigation removes 12 political hopefuls, allows finalization of ballots Courts keep 10 candidates on ballot in statewide, congressional, legislative races Signature disputes and technical errors determined candidate legal […]
Hobbs vetoes ‘unbalanced and reckless’ Republican budget
Key Points: Hobbs vetoed the $17.9 billion Republican budget, calling it unworkable The deadlock centers on federal tax conformity and Proposition 123 With the Legislature recessing until June, a resolution […]
Cannabis critic mellows out on initiative to eliminate recreational marijuana
Key Points: Arizona voters won’t reconsider marijuana legalization this year Critic scrapped plan to ask voters to reconsider legalization given new shifting federal perspective New Arizona law will soon regulate […]
Partisan politics could preempt early rejection of cut-heavy GOP budget plan
Key Points: Republican lawmakers approve $17.9 billion spending plan Democrats argue spending cuts harm needed benefits programs Republicans claim tax breaks will benefit small businesses, not corporations Republican lawmakers gave […]
How many of those cut from SNAP are still eligible?
Key Points: Arizona’s food stamp enrollment dropped 47%, the largest decrease in the US New federal law imposed new limits on food stamp eligibility Arizona’s outdated IT system and staffing […]
Arizona lawmaking: Report highlights GOP’s iron grip on effectiveness
Key Points: Arizona lawmakers’ effectiveness is tied to party affiliation, with Republicans dominating bill passage The Center for Effective Lawmaking report shows a 20:1 ratio of Republican to Democrat bills […]
Maren Mahoney: Creating a more resilient Arizona
Maren Mahoney is the director of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Office of Resiliency, a climate-focused reimagining of the state’s energy office. Since taking the helm in 2023, Mahoney has guided the […]
Health freedom at the forefront of individual rights vs. government debate
Key Points:Â Two bills propose giving Arizonans more health freedom Supporters say people should have the choice of deciding what they put into their bodies Opponents say the bills will […]
Another year, another attempt at short-term rental reform
Key Points A bill that would regulate the short-term rental industry is likely dead this session The bill sponsor is working on how to reintroduce it next year Some policy […]
Eyman prison brawl reignites scrutiny of state prisons
Key Points:Â Gang-related fight at state prison leaves inmates hospitalized Officials call incident isolated, deny staffing and classification failures Legislative oversight stalls as concerns persist around prison safety and policies […]
Appeals court rules against Mayes in ‘fake electors’ case
Key Points Judges says attorney general illegally withheld information in seeking indictments Case targeted so-called fake electors seeking to overturn Trump loss in the 2000 election Mayes claimed documents were […]
Millions dropped from SNAP benefit programs
More than 3 million people have lost access to the federal program designed to fight hunger and food insecurity less than a year after President Donald Trump’s signature reconciliation law […]
