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Feb 21, 2022

Feds donate leftover border wall materials to Texas

The federal government has donated at least $6 million worth of leftover border wall materials to Texas, which will use them for the state’s plan to build its own wall. ... […]

Feb 21, 2022

GOP lawmakers target municipal minimum wage limits

Republican lawmakers are moving to let voters throughout the state override the decision of voters in some cities to set their own minimum wage.  Legislation awaiting House action this week... […]

Feb 20, 2022

Former Senate Minority Leader David Bradley dies

Former state Senate Minority Leader David Bradley died Saturday.  Bradley, a Democrat, was first elected to the state House in 2002. He made an unsuccessful bid for Arizona Corporation in... […]

Feb 18, 2022

House Speaker Bowers files for Senate run in ‘22

House Speaker Rusty Bowers filed a statement of interest today to run for a seat in the Arizona Senate.  Bowers, R-Mesa, is term limited and cannot seek re-election to the... […]

Feb 18, 2022

School protest measure gets Senate panel OK

A bill intending to protect the right of “peaceful protestors” to protest at school board meetings passed out of committee this week, though Democrats raised concerns about vague wording and... […]

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Feb 18, 2022

GOP lawmakers differ over accepting Afghan kids

Republican lawmakers have been staking out conflicting positions on whether Afghan refugees should be resettled here, and the fear of public backlash led the enrollment of refugee children to be... […]

Feb 17, 2022

Senate panel moves bill to create Lt. Governor

A Senate committee voted Thursday to approve bipartisan legislation that will let voters decide if they want to establish a Lieutenant Governor in Arizona.  

Feb 17, 2022

ASBA pulls out of national school boards association

The Arizona School Boards Association is leaving the National School Boards Association, ASBA Executive Director Sheila Harrison-Williams wrote Wednesday in a letter to NSBA Executive Director John Heim.  “While we... […]

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Feb 17, 2022

Senate panel OKs far-reaching election bill

The Senate’s most comprehensive bill to revamp election laws passed through Senate Government Committee Thursday with overwhelming Republican support.

Feb 16, 2022

Group looks to end gas chamber death penalty option

Calling it barbaric, cruel and unusual — and a painful reminder of the Holocaust for survivors who live here — some Jewish residents are trying to legally block the use... […]

Feb 15, 2022

County Attorney Adel says she has no plan to resign

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel said Tuesday that she is not planning to resign even though senior county prosecutors have formally asked her to, saying her recent performance in office... […]

Feb 15, 2022

Appeals Court says Legislature not exempt from open meeting law

  State lawmakers can’t ignore open meeting laws based on their claims that the law does not apply to them, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.  In a split... […]

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