By the time you’re experienced around here, you’re usually unemployed, and so I understand that and … we move forward.”
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House Dems torpedo GOP efforts to pass budget
Efforts to enact a new $12.8 billion budget and tax cuts sputtered Tuesday as House Democrats refused to come to the floor, leaving the Republican-controlled chamber short of a quorum. The maneuver came on the heels of Majority Leader Ben ...
Read More »Ducey to override universities’ policies for unvaccinated students 
Gov. Doug Ducey is moving to quash requirements by state universities that unvaccinated students must wear masks and get tested regularly for Covid.
Read More »Ducey signs controversial abortion bill
Rejecting fears by doctors they could get arrested, Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed a new law restricting who can get an abortion.
Read More »Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state's November 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential candidate.
Read More »Fire devastates state and county Democratic headquarters 
An “all encompassing” fire devastated the state and Maricopa County Democratic Party offices early Friday, incinerating important documents, equipment and many elections’ worth of memories. Staff were able to walk through the site before investigators arrived this morning. They found ...
Read More »Hoffman: Schools should reopen based on metrics, not dates
Schools should be empowered to reopen their campuses this fall based on public health data rather than aiming for a particular date, Arizona’s top education official said Tuesday. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said she outlined her priorities to ...
Read More »Arizona Supreme Court to rule on discrimination case Monday
The Arizona Supreme Court will decide Monday how much leeway − if any − business owners have to refuse to serve certain customers based on religious beliefs. Officially the case is whether the city of Phoenix can enforce its ordinance ...
Read More »BOTC/LOTY page copy August 20, 2019 
June 25, 2019 Nominate your picks for the 2019 Best of the Capitol below! You don’t have to pick a nominee for each category, but since you’re already filling out the survey anyway, you might as well do it. We ...
Read More »Ducey pulls Nike incentives over flag sneaker decision
Gov. Doug Ducey has withdrawn all financial incentives for Nike to locate in Goodyear after the company pulled a line of shoes former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick found offensive.
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