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School boards oppose bill to make school board elections partisan

A Southern Arizona lawmaker wants to turn school board elections into the same sort of often contentious partisan affairs as races for the Legislature. But the Arizona School Boards Association,...

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Child safety agency getting 4 more years, but…

The Department of Child Safety will likely be granted a four-year continuation, following significant concerns from lawmakers as to how it operates. However, its lifeline comes with a set of...

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Debate fiery over expansion of self-defense law

A Senate committee approved an expansion of Arizona’s “castle doctrine” self-defense law to make it apply not just in someone’s home and yard but on any property they own or...

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Arizona voters could have say on Tucson elections

Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide and possibly overrule how Tucson elects members of its city council.  SCR1036 would spell out that if cities...

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Bill gives Arizona citizens power to arrest shoplifters

The way Justine Wadsack sees it, the explosion of retail theft requires something more than store owners waiting for police to arrive. So, the Tucson Republican is proposing to expand...

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Lawmakers seek common ground on mental health bill

Arizona’s version of Casey’s Law got Senate approval today, drawing bipartisan efforts to revise the language to align with the state’s substance abuse treatment plan.   The Matthew Casey Wethington Act...

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Senate bill would trump court decision to ban Trump from ballot

Legislative Republicans are moving to keep Donald Trump on the Arizona ballot no matter what the courts say about whether he’s disqualified from running for president. SB1158, approved Monday by...

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Bill requires political info on home sale listings

Must-haves for those in the market for a new home often include elements such as location, amenities, square footage or hardwood floors. But a senator from Tucson said that an...

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Bill to make school board elections partisan advances

A bill to make school district elections explicitly partisan passed the Senate Education Committee on party lines, though the sponsor already noted the need to strike a provision requiring board...

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LD17 shows GOP struggle between moderate, MAGA candidates

The national war over who is a true Republican is playing out in Southern Arizona, with a leading social conservative trying to kill the bid by a former senator to...

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Panel forwards ideas to strengthen free speech on state campuses

Five Republicans and a lone Democrat offered broad recommendations to strengthen free speech protections on university campuses at the final meeting of a joint committee convened to cover a conflict...

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