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Top House Democrats want an investigation into allegations that a male lawmaker made disparaging comments about a female colleague.
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Special session pushed to avoid over $1B in school funding cuts
Democrats and public school officials are again asking Gov. Doug Ducey to call a special legislative session to avoid over $1 billion in K-12 funding cuts this school year, months after Republicans used the promise of a special session as a carrot to bring Democrats on board with this year’s historic bipartisan budget.
Read More »Federal judge blocks Arizona law limiting filming of police
A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.
Read More »Brnovich doesn’t want to enforce police video law
Attorney General Mark Brnovich won't defend a new law that makes it a crime to videotape police activity within 8 feet.
Read More »Youth access to mental health care improved under Jake’s Law, but persistent barriers hamper its reach
In March 2020, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law a sweeping set of measures designed to help curb rising rates of suicide and expand access to mental health treatment for Arizona residents with and without insurance.
Read More »Judge rules Wadsack stays on ballot in LD17
A Pima County judge denied a request by friends of Sen. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, to knock GOP Senate nominee Justine Wadsack off the general election ballot on Monday.
Read More »Speaker Bowers has no regrets over his loss
Arizona voters relegated House Speaker Rusty Bowers to the history books after the conservative Republican crossed former President Donald Trump and refused to back his unsupported claims that he lost in 2020 because of fraud.
Read More »Feds likely to sue AZ over new election law
The Biden administration is planning to sue Arizona over a new state law that requires proof of citizenship to vote for president.
Read More »GOP gets Democrats on board to pass $18B budget
After more than 15 hours of debate and delays and a deal late Wednesday to boost education funding to get Democratic support, the Arizona Legislature has passed a $18 billion budget with a week left in the fiscal year.
Read More »Lawmakers seek funds for road projects in their districts
Republican legislative leaders are trying to line up the votes for what could be a $15 billion budget, including about $1 billion in earmarks for specific road projects.
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