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Immigration rights group makes point by delivering toilet to Seel’s office
The pro-immigration rights group that spearheaded the successful recall and ouster of conservative icon Russell Pearce almost three years ago is going after one of his allies in the Legislature – with a toilet.
Mesnard abandons flat tax plans
Rep. J.D. Mesnard has, for now, abandoned plans to shrink the number of income brackets Arizona uses to calculate residents’ taxes.
AZ Lawmaker: Small Business Bill of Rights would rein in regulators
Calling it a response to state regulators bullying small businesses, a lawmaker wants to require agencies to list owners’ rights on their websites and present them prior to any investigation.
Performance funding: Good idea in theory, but so far not in practice
Arizona’s universities are asking for $39 million in new money to help reach performance goals even though the Legislature and governor aren’t proposing any money for the plan.
Q&A with Rep. John Kavanagh
Republican Rep. John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills was one of two legislators (along with Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson) to receive the honor of Humane Lawmaker of the Year from the Humane Society this week at its annual rally to encourage lawmakers to enact more animal-friendly legislation.
Revenge porn bill advances in House
An Arizona House panel advanced a bill criminalizing the act of sharing or publishing lewd images of someone without their permission, adding Arizona to an increasingly lengthy list of states tackling “revenge porn” through legislation.
Court: Legislators can’t sue to block Medicaid expansion
A lawsuit challenging Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid expansion plan that was filed by fellow Republicans in the state Legislature was dismissed in a ruling released Saturday, handing Brewer a major victory in her battle against conservative members of her own party.
Tobin, Kwasman push Medicaid bills, but neither measure has much of a chance
House Speaker Andy Tobin wants to enact more stringent regulations on who can use the state’s Medicaid system, while freshman Republican Rep. Adam Kwasman wants to repeal last year’s Medicaid expansion altogether. And on top of it all, they both want to be the next congressman from Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
AZ bill would create ‘autocycle’ vehicle category
What has three wheels, an enclosed seating area, a steering wheel, pedals and safety belts? Well, under current Arizona law, it’s a motorcycle, even though it bears little resemblance to the Harleys, Hondas and Suzukis — and even their cousins with handlebars and two rear wheels.
House panel approves crackdown on human trafficking
A bill that throws the book at pimps and men who pay minors for sex received unanimous approval today in the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing that touched a nerve with the fathers of daughters on the panel.
Bipartisan bill seeks to allow math credit for high school computer classes
A bill to allow Arizona high school students to take a computer science course in place of a required math course would make them more competitive for the growing number of technology jobs, two state lawmakers say.
Bill seeks committee to study cost, availability of vaccines in Arizona
Recent outbreaks of diseases in schools and elsewhere illustrate Arizona’s challenges when it comes to getting residents vaccinated, according to Maricopa County’s top health official.
