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Lawmakers eye buying back state buildings to save $50 million
Spending $190 million now to save $50 million by 2030 sounds like a good deal to some lawmakers who are pushing to repurchase a group of buildings the state sold off during the height of an economic downturn.
Hard hats, hammers paint a picture of Arizona’s economy
It’s hard to miss — there’s the sound of a drill, the sight of bright, orange traffic cones and the presence of construction workers hammering away at yet another piece of the Phoenix skyline.
ERA, criminal justice reform, legislative immunity bills left to die
Arizona lawmakers introduced 1,289 bills this session, but a slew has already been left behind.
Proposal adds geographic requirements for citizen initiatives
Arizona lawmakers may add geographic requirements for citizens who want to pass laws via the ballot, a hurdle critics warned may be insurmountable for ordinary citizens.
What’s in your beef?
State lawmakers want to make sure that, when a shopper asks “where’s the beef,” what they’re buying actually came from a steer or a cow.
Bills that critics fear would lead to dip in vaccinations advance
Arizona lawmakers approved three measures that foes said could result in fewer children being vaccinated even amid outbreaks of measles in pockets across the nation.
APS embraces solar battery
Arizona Public Service this morning announced a major investment in solar battery, a historic shift in the utility’s approach to renewable energy.
Bill to allow cops to stop drivers not buckled in advances
If Rep. Bob Thorpe gets his way police will no longer need an excuse to pull over a motorist who isn't buckled up.
Gas tax hike dead, alternative fuel parity survives
“I can’t get any Republicans to want to push this bill forward. They don’t want to take a tough vote on something that’s so important to Arizona. That’s my feeling.”
Senate passes bill that would lower tuition for DACA recipients
The Arizona Senate voted today to give all the state’s high school graduates, including Deferred Action Childhood Arrival recipients, a break on the cost of tuition at Arizona community colleges and universities regardless of when they graduated and where they now live.
Committees advance competing car-sharing bills
House and Senate committees approved competing proposals to regulate car sharing in Arizona, with lawmakers split on how to tax the emerging industry.
Hearing on fetal resuscitation bill used to demonstrate ‘our different world views’
A bill seeking to repeal a 2017 law requiring life-saving measures for fetuses delivered alive failed to pass out of the House Judiciary Committee today, an outcome predicted by the bill’s sponsor long before two hours of debate that she sought to avoid.
