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3 health care reforms that Republicans oppose
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Arizona has suffered greatly, but the chance for vaccination gives us some hope. The sheer scale of the sickness – over 800,000 cases in...
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Democratic lawmaker begins bid for House speaker ahead of election
A slate of Democrats has announced its bid for leadership of the state House of Representatives, solidifying long-swirling Capitol rumors about a challenge to current House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez....
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4 GOP lawmakers align with Democrats to kill tax cuts for veterans
Judge lets Arizona law on initiative petitions to stand
A federal judge on Monday refused to strike down an Arizona law that allows a judge to invalidate otherwise legitimate and qualified signatures on an initiative petition. In a 19-page...
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Lawmakers to look at shifting Santa Cruz, Cochise county lines
Arizona Senate backs charter oversight legislation
Republicans in the Arizona Senate voted Thursday to impose new rules in charter schools over the objections of Democrats who said the legislation doesn’t do enough to end problems. The...
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GOP bill would restrict vote-by-mail options
Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) Ignoring the testimony of county election officials, Republican lawmakers voted to bar Arizona voters who receive their...
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Arizona Senate votes to seize assets of those who plan, participate in protests that turn violent
(UPDATE: Arizona House Speaker J.D. Mesnard said his chamber will not consider SB1142, meaning the bill is effectively dead.) Claiming people are being paid to riot, Republican state senators voted...
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Sen. Dalessandro wins re-election in LD2
Incumbent Andrea Dalessandro, D-Green Valley, handily won re-election maintaining a strong lead in the Legislative District 2 Senate race. Dalessandro holds a 58-percent to 42-percent lead over Republican Shelley Kais....
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Dalessandro issues belated apology for calling GOP leadership Nazis
(Andrea Dalessandro / Facebook page) Arizona Democratic Sen. Andrea Dalessandro recently told her Facebook followers that she had something to “CONFESS.” At an interview with the...
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Senate panel approves Clean Elections repeal measure
Republican critics of Clean Elections have renewed their long-term goal of convincing voters to repeal Arizona’s system of public campaign funding and are hoping that some extra money for K-12...
