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A House panel is scheduled on Thursday to consider a pre-emptive repeal of last year’s election law changes, HB2305, before it goes up for a referendum vote this November. Republican...
Flake: Guest worker program in immigration bill will go beyond agriculture
[caption id="attachment_57787" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., left, listen as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks prior to a news conference after their tour...
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House panel OKs bill allowing pot destruction
An Arizona House panel has approved a bill allowing police to destroy medical marijuana seized during a criminal investigation. Thursday’s 5-3 House judiciary committee vote came after a former U.S....
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Giffords ad: Gun purchases background checks needed
[caption id="attachment_55560" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her...
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DHS releasing illegal immigrants before sequester
WASHINGTON (AP) ai??i?? A week before mandatory budget cuts go into effect across the government, the Department of Homeland Security has started releasing illegal immigrants being held in immigration jails...
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Hope springs eternal in the land of lagging legislation
Democrat’s gun control be will be heard before deadline
A gun control bill sponsored by a Democrat will go before a state Senate committee on the day before the deadline to hear bills introduced in the chamber. Senators voted...
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Arizona senators look to revamp lobbying gift ban
The cozy relationship between lawmakers and lobbyists could get a little less familiar under a proposed ethics overhaul that seeks to give the public a more detailed look into Arizona...
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Flake raises hopes for hearing on judicial nominee after 19-month wait
Arizona Senate panel OKs child custody law changes
Bill would require sex offenders to divulge their crimes on social media
Imagine logging on to Facebook one day and trolling a friend’s page for new photos and status updates, and finding instead a notice that he is a registered sex offender....
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Lawmaker: Require notarized signatures for early voters
[caption id="attachment_55654" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rep. Carl Seel, R-Phoenix, has introduced a bill that require those wishing to vote by early ballot to have their signatures notarized. (Cronkite News Service Photo...
