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Mar 19, 2022

Dead election bill to get hearing in Senate

A Republican lawmaker is finally going to get a chance to try to sell colleagues on his idea of killing early voting and requiring all ballots to be hand counted.

Mar 18, 2022

Anti-discrimination bill gets hearing, no vote

Supporters and opponents of a bill to extend anti-discrimination protections to gay and transgender Arizonans packed into a House committee room for several hours of testimony Thursday afternoon.

Mar 18, 2022

Dead election bills like to return next year

Election reform bills have fallen en masse in the Senate, but Republicans say the legislation is not being abandoned and makes a point to voters. 

Mar 18, 2022

Community colleges seek change to spending limit

Semiconductor bootcamp training. Artificial intelligence associate degrees. Nursing simulation programs. 

Mar 18, 2022

Special session sought to fix PC snafu

While both the House and Senate have passed bills to walk back a legal change made earlier this month and allow for precinct committeeman elections, neither has enough support now to take effect in time. 

Mar 16, 2022

Senate panel OKs bills fortifying ‘parental rights’

A Senate panel on Tuesday passed Republican-sponsored bills increasing parents’ power to veto school materials and get access to more information on the lives of their children.

Mar 14, 2022

Republican election bills continue to die in the Senate

A total of 14 Republican bills died on the Senate floor on Monday, the most bills struck down in one session in recent memory.  Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, voted against... […]

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Mar 11, 2022

Gun happy GOP lawmakers push for expansion

Republicans have introduced several bills this year to expand the places where people can carry a concealed handgun.

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Mar 9, 2022

House panel OKs abortion, transgender bills

An abortion ban modeled on a Mississippi law being challenged in court right now took a step closer to becoming law in Arizona today. 

Mar 7, 2022

Cochise County hopes anti-smuggling campaign will stop ‘load drivers’

The message from law enforcement is simple — come to Cochise County to transport migrants for a quick buck and you’re going to jail.  The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and... […]

Mar 6, 2022

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Arizona this week

First Lady Jill Biden will be in Arizona this week to highlight job training and cancer treatment programs, two policy priorities mentioned by President Joe Biden in his State of... […]

Mar 5, 2022

Bill Gates: ‘great concerns’ about state’s election future 

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates told a national panel Wednesday he has “great concerns about the future” of election integrity in Arizona, after threats following the 2020... […]

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