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J.D. Mesnard

Budget impasse triggers talk of shutdown

June 3, 2021 0

Bad handwriting could lead to criminal probe

May 26, 2021 1 Comment

Passing $12.8B budget means appeasing several Republicans

May 24, 2021 0

Republican lawmakers propose flat tax, $12.8B budget

May 18, 2021 0

GOP senators keep distance from election audit

May 13, 2021 0

Lawmakers winnow down sentencing bills

April 30, 2021 0

We spend $1B on prisons – why aren’t we safer?

April 23, 2021 2 Comments

GOP lawmaker kills election bill, threatens to torpedo session

April 22, 2021 0

Supreme Court considers education tax arguments

April 20, 2021 0

GOP lawmakers defend election bills

April 19, 2021 0

State high court voids 2018 law on city elections

April 14, 2021 0

Lawmakers resort to tricks, bullying to undo Prop 208

April 9, 2021 1 Comment

Republicans have votes in House for flat income tax

April 9, 2021 1 Comment

Ducey gets proposed ban on private funds for elections

April 7, 2021 0

‘Strikers’ propose abortion ban, money for lawmakers

April 2, 2021 0

Cocktails to go for restaurants may be back

April 1, 2021 0

Candidates can start gathering signatures for state, federal office

March 30, 2021 0

Ducey talks disdain for new education tax, vows fast fix

March 22, 2021 1 Comment

House panel advances bill to restrict short-term rentals

March 16, 2021 0

Senate panel moves to block private funds for elections

March 16, 2021 2 Comments

Redistricting panel narrows field for executive director

March 12, 2021 0

Dems claim bill gives churches immunity from lawsuits

March 9, 2021 0

Senate moves to restrict early voting

March 8, 2021 2 Comments

Let’s forge sensible short-term rental solutions

March 8, 2021 0

Motive behind ‘ballot harvest’ law crux of SCOTUS debate

March 2, 2021 0

Bill helps taxpayers avoid Prop. 208 surcharge

February 24, 2021 1 Comment

Senate votes to add county supervisors in Maricopa, Pima

February 23, 2021 0

Senate passes voucher expansion bill

February 15, 2021 1 Comment

City purchase of water company spurs legislation

February 10, 2021 0

Lawmakers’ focus veers from Covid relief in 1st weeks of session

February 4, 2021 0

Push is on to lower business property taxes

February 3, 2021 0

GOP lawmaker urges colleagues not to end Covid restrictions

January 25, 2021 0

Proposal would add 30 members to AZ House

January 22, 2021 2 Comments

Supreme Court hears Tucson election case

January 12, 2021 0

Some Republicans stay silent, others push for probe

January 7, 2021 0

Discontent with vote bringing slew of election bills

December 17, 2020 0

LD17 – thin victory margins and a tie

December 17, 2020 0

Mesnard seeks immunity from Shooter lawsuit

December 16, 2020 0

GOP divide spurs call to arms, doxing

December 10, 2020 0

Good revenues belie looming budget uncertainty

December 3, 2020 0

Republicans aim to pull veil from small political contributions

November 13, 2020 0

New tally favors GOP, but control of Senate still hangs in the balance

November 4, 2020 0

Conservative Prescott, liberal Tucson coalesce in election-date lawsuit

November 2, 2020 0

Democratic money dwarfs Republican spending

October 21, 2020 0

Big bucks, negative ads besiege LD17 Senate race

October 16, 2020 0

U.S. Supreme Court takes on Arizona ballot harvest law

October 2, 2020 0

Court reinstates ‘dark money’ contributions

September 29, 2020 2 Comments

Liberal group ignores Dem support of health care bill, attacks GOP

September 25, 2020 0

Dems mull return of budget committees if they gain majority

September 25, 2020 1 Comment

Some reform-minded Dems accept dark money

September 11, 2020 0

Mesnard asks for immunity from ousted member’s lawsuit

September 10, 2020 0

Lawmaker: Republicans out to remove LD6 nominee from ballot

August 7, 2020 0

Plans for plentiful spending turn to ‘skinny budget’ nearly overnight

June 22, 2020 0

Lawmaker seeks state investigation of Tucson voting ordinance

June 21, 2020 0

Supreme Court passes on appeal of Libertarian Party voter case

June 15, 2020 0

State asks court to keep elections commission from enforcing some campaign laws

June 11, 2020 2 Comments

9th Circuit hears ousted lawmaker’s appeal

June 2, 2020 0

Masks become symbol of person’s politics, virtue

May 15, 2020 0

Hobbs asks U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Libertarian law change

May 12, 2020 0

Senate calls it quits, leaves House to decide what’s next

May 8, 2020 1 Comment

A majority under pressure reveals legislative fissures

May 7, 2020 0

Spending 2020: From $1B windfall to survival

April 17, 2020 0

Old tactics, new territory as lawmakers embrace partisan COVID-19 framing

March 18, 2020 1 Comment

Chandler engineer fights rigged Arizona system

March 6, 2020 0

Opioid deaths, overdoses on the rise despite states efforts to curb crisis

March 6, 2020 0

Government bodies should drop the prayers and get to work

March 2, 2020 3 Comments

4 GOP lawmakers align with Democrats to kill tax cuts for veterans

February 25, 2020 1 Comment

Demise of sanctuary cities measure a mixed bag of politics, protests

February 21, 2020 0

Push to remake criminal justice laws hits snag in House

February 7, 2020 0