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More bills signed by governor, fewer vetoes
Nearly 250 bills received a signature from the governor this legislative session, while others bypassed her desk entirely as Republicans attempted to avoid her veto stamp.
Mental health legislation gets bipartisan support
Lawmakers crossed the aisle this session to pass legislation aimed at holding behavioral health treatment centers accountable and increasing inclusivity of severe mental illnesses that are often overlooked.
Judges oppose ballot measure on judicial retention
Before the Arizona Supreme Court handed down the highly controversial decision upholding Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban, and before efforts to oust judges materialized, anxiety over increasingly political judicial retention elections already existed.
Prop. 123 education funding renewal effort falls short
With Proposition 123, an additional education funding stream through the State Land Trust fund, set to lapse at the end of the next fiscal year, both parties brought out sweeping plans to retool and renew the measure.
Childcare agency survives with tighter controls
The Department of Child Safety was put in the spotlight again this legislative session, but the agency was granted a lifeline – tied to stipulations – despite some lawmakers’ stance that it should not be continued at all. Legislation that passed this session will put aspects of the agency under a microscope and set up policy that aims to increase housing security for foster children that age[...]
Wrap Up with Minority Leader Lupe Contreras
Contreras discussed the challenges of operating as the minority party and his hope to flip the Legislature in a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times.
Arizona to vote on rash of ballot measures
Arizonans may get a chance in November to make what could be an earth-shattering change in state politics.
Broad abortion ban appears headed to November ballot
Backers of a measure to guarantee the right to abortion turned in what they said was more than 800,000 signatures on July 3 to put the issue on the November ballot.
Hobbs scored wins, but loses some priorities
At the annual State of the State Address in early January, Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out a list of issues she wanted to tackle during the 2024 legislative session. While... […]
Affordable housing bills pass – 3 signed, 1 vetoed
After a major bipartisan housing legislation package fell through in the 2023 legislative session, affordable housing advocates were hoping the 2024 session would prove different.
Wrap Up with Speaker Ben Toma
In a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times, House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Peoria, who is running for Congress in the 8th Congressional District, discussed the recent session and reflected on his two years as speaker.
ESA program gets a few tweaks, but no overhaul
Change to the Empowerment Scholarship Account program remained a game of inches this session.
