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Republican lawmakers plan to send bills to Hobbs they know she’ll veto
The 2023 legislative session gets started today with perhaps the worst-kept political secret: Republican lawmakers are going to send bills to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs even knowing ahead of time she will veto them.
Fewer bills prefiled compared to previous years
The Arizona Legislature’s deadline to prefile bills is just days away and the number of bills that have been prefiled is set to be far fewer than last year.
Education funding, election issues expected to be among most contentious issues in session
The 2023 legislative session is being brought to you by the letter E. As in education funding and election issues. These promise to be among the most contentious issues as lawmakers return to the Capitol on Monday.
Russell Pearce, author of SB1070, dies at 75
Former Senate President and author of the controversial SB1070 immigration bill Russell Pearce passed away Jan. 5. He was 75.
Kavanagh proposes law to govern pronoun use in schools
State lawmakers are once again wading into the area of the rights of transgender minors.
Improvements urged to protect vulnerable adults
Four years after a nonspeaking woman was repeatedly raped and impregnated at the Hacienda HealthCare facility in Phoenix, legislators and advocates continue to propose actions to prevent a similar incident from ever occurring again.
Bipartisan support for election law change?
Election legislation led to partisan fireworks in the 2022 legislative session, but one significant election reform could potentially get bipartisan backing next year.
Panel targets drug, alcohol Indigenous rehab centers
Indigenous communities are calling on the Arizona Legislature to tighten regulations on drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers with reports of scammers who target and traffic Indigenous people becoming more common.
Housing panel recommends zoning law changes
The chairman of the Housing Supply Study Committee is proposing to alter zoning laws and permanently fund the Housing Trust Fund to create more affordable housing in the state.
Lawmakers object to desal process, can’t do anything about it
Lawmakers grilled representatives of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority and a company that wants to build a desalination plant in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico on Tuesday over a proposal they say was not handled transparently.
Water board set to vote on desalination plant
The wheels are finally moving on the proposed desalination plant backed by Governor Doug Ducey just two weeks before he is scheduled to leave office – but the Legislature is concerned the process is moving too fast.
Lawmakers to consider teen mental health bills
Heading into the 2023 legislative session, one topic state lawmakers will take up is mental health care for teenagers following recent recommendations from the Teen Mental Health House Ad Hoc Committee.
