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Racial slur at center of lengthy House floor debate
With little work to do on the Arizona House floor, members spent more than 90 minutes debating the offensiveness of rap lyrics. The often heated discussion unfolded after Rep. Reginald...
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Senate president to kill highly supported ELL bill
Senate President Steve Yarbrough (R-Chandler) (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) A bill to eliminate the state’s four-hour-a-day English language learning requirement for students whose second...
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Pair of lawmakers at odds over display of confederate flag on laptop
Rep. Geraldine Peten, D-Goodyear (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times) After saying he would not remove the Confederate flag image displayed on his laptop in the...
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Marchers take up cause of black women
Geraldine ‘Gerae’ Peten: Newest lawmaker seeks to end ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
At a time when her party is fighting battles around school choice and public school funding, Rep. Geraldine “Gerae” Peten, D-Goodyear, the newest addition to the state House, may be...
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County supervisors choose Goodyear Democrat to fill Rubalcava’s seat
Geraldine Peten Longtime educator Geraldine Peten has been selected to replace former Rep. Jesus Rubalcava, D-Gila Bend, who resigned in July amid an investigation into his...
