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1 Republican, 1 Democrat quit legislative races after court challenge
Two members of the Arizona House of Representatives withdrew their bids for re-election after challenges to their ballot petition signatures.
Courts and lawmakers act on transgender kids’ rights
Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care.
Senate will vote on abortion repeal
The Arizona state Senate passed a motion Wednesday to introduce a bill repealing the pre-statehood abortion ban with some help from Republican members, although neither chamber voted on a repeal bill.
GOP lawmakers could face political consequences with vote to repeal abortion ban
The head of a key anti-abortion group is warning lawmakers not to repeal the territorial-era law that outlaws all abortions except to save the life of the mother.
House Dems at full strength – again
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors filled the last remaining vacancy in the state House of Representatives Tuesday, bringing the House one step closer to full membership before a critical day for lawmakers who want to repeal the territorial-era abortion ban.
Abortion law from an age when child molestation was legal, inter-racial marriage illegal
Members of the first legislature, adopting the laws for the newly formed territory after it was separated from New Mexico, also were busy deciding what other kinds of things were legal and which were not. And while some have withstood the test of time, like statutes on homicide, others have become anachronisms or simply become unacceptable.
Senate Democrats file ethics complaint against 2 GOP leaders
Democrat leaders in the Senate are filing an ethics complaint against two GOP leaders in the chamber for what they call a violation of rules during an attempt April 10 to repeal the pre-statehood ban on abortion.
House Republicans accidentally distribute preliminary plans on abortion ban
A House GOP presentation accidentally sent to all House members Monday morning outlines a potential strategy of Republicans considering abortion ballot measures to conflict with the initiative being pushed by abortion access activists.
Shaman sidelined: Chansley among more than 70 to miss signature threshold
Jacob Angeli-Chansley, better known as the “Qanon Shaman,” will not be going back to Washington – at least not in any official capacity.
Attorneys study legal theories as clock ticks toward abortion ban enforcement
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood and its allies are rushing to see if there is a viable legal theory to keep the state from once again enforcing its territorial-era abortion law.
Hobbs signs housing bill, more in the works
After vetoing a housing bill earlier this session, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bipartisan housing bill April 10 that would allow cities to more quickly convert some commercial buildings into residential uses.
Hobbs signs bill to address past racial discrimination in housing
These covenants put racist restrictions on who could own property in the early 1900s. Restrictive covenants were outlawed by the Fair Housing Act in 1968, but the documents themselves remained.
