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House approved ‘Stolen Valor Act’ targets ‘fake’ military vets
The state House approved a measure April 9 that one lawmaker said would, for the first time ever, make lying a crime for political candidates. As crafted by Rep. Walt […]
Bill to define biological sexes in law passes Senate
A bill that would provide statutory definitions for terms such as “boy,” “father,” “female,” “girl,” and “male” passed the Senate Tuesday despite strong opposition from Democrats. House Bill 2062, dubbed […]
Kennedy Jr. celebrates Arizona’s push to ban processed foods and sodas
U.S. Secretary of Health Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited with Arizona lawmakers today to celebrate the legislature’s passage of two bills in line with his Make America Healthy Again […]
National ‘border czar’ Tom Homan doubles down on mass deportation in Arizona visit
Border czar Tom Homan told Arizona lawmakers Thursday that he and the president are not at all sorry about rounding up and deporting everyone who is here illegally, regardless of […]
Trump’s team headed for Arizona to talk immigration and health
Two high-ranking members of the Trump administration are coming to Arizona on Tuesday to promote the administration’s policies and support parallel legislative efforts. Tom Homan, tapped by the president to […]
Legislators want a definition of bullying, but will it go far enough?
State lawmakers are weighing a one-size-fits-all definition of what constitutes bullying in public schools. And the measure, which has passed the Senate and now awaits a final House vote, is […]
State Republicans push to police DEI in education via state funding
The Arizona House is set to vote as early as this week on whether to eliminate state funds for universities and colleges that offer courses on diversity, equity and inclusion. […]
Hoffman pushes renomination of holdover state agency heads
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Director Nominations has proposed a law that would require director nominees who served under a previous governor’s administration to be renominated by the […]
Competing bills focus on identifying third-party funders of lawsuits
Conflicting ideas on how, or whether, to regulate the practice of third-parties paying legal bills has left two warring pieces of legislation on litigation finance up for debate in the […]
Republicans go on the offensive against Hobbs for $122M disabilities budget shortfall, Dems skip meeting
Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to reflect Rep. Quantá Crews did not attend the April 3 House ad hoc Committee on Executive Budget Mismanagement meeting instead of Rep. […]
Lawmakers want to raise their pay from $24,000, increase per diem
The Arizona House of Representatives may soon vote on two different proposals that would increase the salaries of state legislators. The House Appropriations Committee passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1003 on […]
GOP bill banning public funding for clinics connected to abortion advances
Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prohibit the state from providing public funding to facilities and clinics that perform or promote abortions. Arizona already doesn’t allow public funding […]
