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Bill Status: House Bills, as of 11:30 am March 7
As of 11:30 am March 7 1. Awaits House committee reference or action. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs House debate &/or vote. 3. Passed House no amendment. TO SENATE 4. […]
Bill Status: Senate Bills, as of 11:30 am March 7
As of 11:30 am March 7 1. Awaits committee reference or action in the Senate. 2. Cleared Rules comm; needs Senate debate &/or vote. 3. Passed Senate; no amendment. TO […]
Death penalty defender post filled
A director has been named to lead an agency formed last year to represent convicted murderers sentenced to death in post conviction relief hearings. Martin Lieberman, an experienced defense attorney […]
Retiree visiting all state capitols makes stop here
Carl Harbart had time for only a few words. His tour of the Arizona Capitol Museum started in a couple of minutes. He had paused momentarily on the grounds between […]
Tough employer sanctions for hiring illegals nears House vote
House Republican leaders expect to debate and vote on legislation next week that could charge business owners as criminals for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants, as well as suspend or revoke […]
Bill bars state from implementing federal ID provisions
Sen. Johnson says issue is best left to states
Veteran prosecutor Ahler joins A.G.
The Attorney General’s Office added veteran Maricopa County prosecutor Paul Ahler to its criminal division. Ahler began working for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in 1984, serving in several leadership […]
Court rejects suit challenging tax credits for private school scholarships
Citing a 1999 Arizona Supreme Court decision, a Maricopa Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a program created last year that allows businesses to donate a […]
Tough curbs on HOAs get favorable votes in Senate
An array of bills has advanced in the Arizona Senate altering in various ways how homeowner associations run their operations. Assuming they sail through in their current form, a homeowners […]
Fired U.S. attorneys felt political pressure from lawmakers
Alleging heavy-handed political pressure, fired U.S. prosecutors say they felt “leaned on” by Republican lawmakers to seek indictments and hushed by a Justice Department official who didn’t want them talking […]
Plan unveiled to deal with backlog of death penalty cases
Public defenders and Maricopa County Andrew Thomas on March 7 presented a judge with a court-ordered plan to provide experienced defense lawyers to death penalty defendants now lacking required representation. […]
