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Senate panel rejects partisan school board mandate
State senators on January 25 quashed legislation designed to ensure that parents and others can protest outside school board meetings without fear of arrest.
HOAs must allow first-responders flag under HB2010
Calling it a matter of free expression, a House panel voted January 26 to give residents of homeowner associations and condos the right to fly flags supporting first responders.
Trans bills sweep across Legislature
A wave of bills designed to limit transgender health care and participation in sports is sweeping the legislature. Nine bills have been filed by Republican legislators that will specifically affect... […]
Covid battles rankle legislators
The House chambers have felt a little emptier this year. A noticeable number of members have been absent forcing leadership at times to appoint new members to committees to replace... […]
GOP lawmakers target school boards group
The Arizona School Boards Association, which successfully sued the Legislature to invalidate key parts of the state budget last year, is now being targeted by Republican lawmakers who have long... […]
Dentists get OK from Senate committee for Botox, more
A Senate panel voted Wednesday to allow dental patients to get their lips puffed up, cheeks filled out and brow wrinkles smoothed at the same place they now get their... […]
Fann talks audit, redistricting, legacy
In her final year as a legislator and Senate president, Republican Karen Fann still faces a sharply divided Legislature, the Covid pandemic and a polarizing election audit. She outlines her... […]
Rios encourages water conservation
Senator Rebecca Rios expresses her frustration with the governor and Republican legislators entering her second session as minority leader and is dismayed that Arizona remains in the throes of a... […]
Bowers seeks decorum, civility
House Speaker Rusty Bowers is entering his last year leading the chamber. And it’s not shaping up to be an easy one for the Mesa Republican, who is term-limited in... […]
Bolding fears a 2022 session like 2021
House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding thinks this year’s session could be a lot like last year’s. The Laveen Democrat discussed the upcoming session in a recent interview with the Arizona... […]
Legislators propose revisit, repeal of vacation rental regulation ban
Some Republican lawmakers want to revisit — and repeal — the 2016 measure which stripped local governments of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals. Rep, Walt Blackman of... […]
Pols, music, activists, help trumpet start of 2022 Legislative session
Legislators new and old, governor candidates and Arizona’s congressional representatives joined with Arizona residents around the state’s Capitol Monday as the Eastern Arizona College Marching Band trumpeted the first day... […]
