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Lawmakers to consider per diem increase
State lawmakers are moving to more than triple their expense allowance.
Finchem recall campaign workers organized, motivated
They have a tough road ahead – only one legislator has been successfully recalled in Arizona history. What’s more, the Finchem recall movement needs 24,775 valid signatures of registered voters by July 8 to get the recall on the ballot and they have to find a competitive candidate to run against Finchem, who has held office since 2015.
Ducey lifts Covid restrictions, but city officials object
Declaring the Covid pandemic under control and the need for restrictions over in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey is abolishing all the limits that still remain on businesses and public gatherings.
House committee approves bills to add burdens on early voters
The next time you cast an early ballot it looks like you're going to have to provide more information.
Bill to require clergy to report child sex abuse dies in Senate
Her daughter wouldn’t have spent the first 30 months of her life enduring violent abuse if a bill a panel of Arizona senators voted to kill under religious pressure today had been law six years ago, a mother told the Senate committee.
Ducey talks disdain for new education tax, vows fast fix
A new voter-approved tax on high-earning Arizonans that will boost education spending is firmly in Gov. Doug Ducey's crosshairs, with the Republican vowing Friday to see Proposition 208's new tax cancelled either through the courts or the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Ducey accuses Biden of creating border crisis
Surrounded by Republican politicians, Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday insisted that everything that is now going wrong on the border is the fault of President Biden, his administration and the Democratic Congress.
Lawmakers assert power grab over state offices
For every headache another branch of government causes a legislator, there’s a simple solution – introduce a bill.
Court task force to examine no-knock raids
A legislative effort to ban no-knock warrants in Arizona is destined to die in committee, but the bill’s sponsor is hopeful that a new Arizona Supreme Court task force can help address the same concerns.
Bill criminalizing some abortions advances
Brushing aside questions of legality and religion, a House panel voted March 17 along party lines to imprison doctors who terminate a pregnancy solely because the fetus has a genetic defect.
Senate panel moves to block private funds for elections
Raising the specter of Mark Zuckerberg influencing who holds office in Arizona, Republican lawmakers moved Monday to block counties from taking money from any private source to help run future elections.
Judge penalizes AZGOP for election suit
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is blasting the Arizona Republican Party, saying it filed an utterly meritless lawsuit solely to undermine public confidence in the 2020 General Election.
