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Shaandiin Parrish: Pageants, politics and lover of speeches
Shaandiin Parrish is not your typical beauty queen.
Lawmakers push to improve state of Arizona health care
Health care is a pet issue of several Arizona lawmakers, either because of their profession, committee assignment or a simple interest in the matter.
APS admits spending millions in 2014 election of energy regulators
The state’s largest electric utility admitted late Friday that it gave $10.7 million to organizations that spent heavily in the 2014 race for the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates energy companies.
Gay rights groups sue over Arizona’s ‘no promo homo’ law
Two gay rights organizations filed suit Thursday in federal court in Tucson challenging the legality of what some call Arizona’s “no promo homo” law.
Sex offenders get chance to end life-long registration under House proposal
State lawmakers are weighing whether to give judges more leeway to eliminate the requirement that certain people register for life as sex offenders.
Telemedicine expansion needs high speed Internet first
Legislators are seeking to expand telemedicine in Arizona, but rural and tribal communities that need it most might still not be able to access it without broadband Internet.
Senate committee passes ‘dreamer’ tuition rate
A measure to create a new tuition rate for Arizona high school graduates, including DACA recipients, was revived in a Senate committee Thursday afternoon after failing to receive a hearing in the House of Representatives.
Republican lawmaker votes to ‘shove’ levy repeal to Ducey
House Republicans advanced a bill to repeal a controversial vehicle registration fee and challenged Gov. Doug Ducey to take ownership of the higher-than-advertised levy.
House committee passes bill to purge early voting list
House Republicans advanced a measure to purge as many as 200,000 voters from Arizona’s early ballot mailing list despite concerns from county recorders, who aren’t certain that all counties can even comply with the bill’s mandate.
Former AG revs up initiative to end ‘dark money’
Armed with volunteers and 15 months until a deadline, former Attorney General Terry Goddard launched a new bid Tuesday to end "dark money'' anonymous donations to Arizona political campaigns.
Arizona charter school legislation appears dead
bill imposing new rules on Arizona charter schools is likely dead for the year after House Speaker Rusty Bowers declined to move it forward, saying it doesn't have enough support to pass.
Senate bill would give rural areas more medical marijuana dispensaries
State lawmakers are taking steps to ensure that rural residents have easy access to medical marijuana without having to grow their own.
