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Legislation to compensate property owners for homeless nuisances to go to voters
Arizona property owners will be able to seek a property tax refund if their city, town or county fails to take steps to clear out encampments, stop public drinking or abate other nuisances created by homeless people under a measure the Legislature wants voters to approve in November.
High turnover new trend at Arizona Legislature
Since the 2022 election, 10% of Arizona’s lawmakers have vacated the seats they were elected to.
Senate approves 2 bills related to gender identity in schools
State senators voted Monday to force teachers to "out'' students who want to be identified by a different gender to their parents.
Citizens’ panel chooses nominees for LD22 House vacancy
A citizen’s panel appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors selected three candidates Thursday night as recommendations for a vacancy in the state House of Representatives.
Neighborhood precinct polling places could make comeback
Over 12 years after the state enacted the use of voting centers to counteract issues related to precinct voting, the Senate passed a Republican bill which aims to require schools or public buildings to provide space to use as a polling place upon request of an election officer.
GOP bill would outlaw homeless hotel programs in Scottsdale, Mesa
A Scottsdale Republican is seeking to crack down on cities’ use of homeless hotel shelters with a bill that would prohibit commercial and leisure use of the hotels.
Proposed law nixes public benefits for illegal border crossers
Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to making it more difficult for those who have crossed the border illegally to get public benefits.
Bill requires political info on home sale listings
A senator from Tucson said that an increasingly common consideration for homebuyers is the political districts in which their potential dwellings are located.
GOP lawmakers make Christmas tree of ADOT continuation
Republican lawmakers are moving to forever quash the idea of intercity rail. And they're doing it in a way that could force Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs to go along.
Closed door meetings, tears: How Arizona leaders compromised to fix the state’s election timeline crisis
Negotiations over a fix dragged out. Republicans tried to use the dilemma as leverage to advance election-related measures they have wanted for years but that weren’t related to the timeline problem, and Democrats balked, saying the proposals would negatively affect voters.
Three more candidates nominated for second LD5 House vacancy
Democratic precinct committeemen in Legislative District 5 succeeded in nominating three candidates for a second legislative vacancy in the district after failing earlier in the week.
Bill would allow commercial buildings refurbished into housing
A bipartisan housing bill is moving through the state legislature that would allow commercial properties to be redeveloped into housing units without a rezoning application.
