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gender identity, transgender, judge, lawsuit
Apr 8, 2025

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 […]

Apr 8, 2025

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 […]

Apr 8, 2025

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 […]

Apr 7, 2025

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 […]

Children at a school bus stop.
Apr 7, 2025

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 […]

Apr 7, 2025

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. […]

Hobbs, Toma, Petersen, Hoffman, budget, housing,
Apr 6, 2025

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 […]

Apr 5, 2025

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 […]

Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, speaking with attendees on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on opening day of the 57th legislature. Gress is the chairman of the ad hoc committee on budget mismanagement and a prominent critic of Gov. Katie Hobbs budget policy. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr)
Apr 4, 2025

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. […]

Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, speaks within the state Senate. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr)
Apr 4, 2025

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 […]

Hobbs, county attorneys, abortion, Planned Parenthood,
Apr 4, 2025

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 […]

Apr 4, 2025

Republicans want state employees to return to offices, state says no room

Republicans in the Legislature want to require all state employees to return to the office, but the Arizona Department of Administration says there isn’t enough office space for them to […]

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