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Free NewsletterEffort on to repeal or replace voucher expansion law
Any attempt to undermine a November referendum on a controversial law to expand Arizona’s school voucher program is dead on arrival in the Senate. Sens. Kate Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, and...
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Cities and towns willing to exempt certain digital items from taxation
(Deposit Photos/Everything Possible) The League of Arizona Cities and Towns has offered a compromise over the taxation of digital goods and services in the state. League...
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Lack of impact data stalls bills to bar digital goods’ tax
Senate panel approves hike in drivers’ liability insurance coverage
Rebuffing claims it will harm some low-income individuals, a Senate panel agreed yesterday to increase the amount of liability insurance that motorists must purchase to drive on Arizona roads. The...
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Medical pot proposal forces patients to pay for drug prevention
A Tucson Republican lawmaker wants people who are legally entitled to use medical marijuana to pay for a program to discourage drug use among others rather than lowering the excess...
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Legislation seeks expansion of home-baked goods
Two Republican legislators want to expand the list of approved home-baked goods and confectionery products people can make in their home kitchens and sell for profit. Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa,...
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Bills aimed at keeping red tape out of home-based businesses
(Deposit Photos/Air Done) Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, believes easing regulations on home-based businesses can help jumpstart the economy, so he has introduced two bills aimed at...
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Proposed law would allow motorcyclists to pass between cars
Arizona could follow in California’s footsteps by drafting rules to allow motorcyclists to pass between two vehicles in adjacent lanes. A bill sponsored by Sen. David Farnsworth, R-Mesa, would require...
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State employees, retirees will pay for health insurance trust sweeps
Arizona state employees will pay higher premiums and copays for health insurance next year, and some lawmakers say funding sweeps approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature are partly to blame....
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Senator pushes ban on billboards he considers unacceptable
The way David Farnsworth sees it, billboards should not advertise things that are illegal in Arizona, at least for some. So the veteran senator from Mesa is proposing to make...
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Inalienable right: Senator files bill to let children grow food at school
Republican Sen. David Farnsworth of Mesa wants to ensure children can taste the fruits of their labor – or the veggies of their labor. Farnsworth pre-filed legislation for the 2016...
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Support for land trust plan remains strong despite the treasurer’s vocal opposition
Recent criticism by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit appears to have done little to dampen Republican enthusiasm for Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to increase state land trust payments to K-12 schools....
