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Arizona regulators this summer finalized long-awaited rules that allow expanded access to over-the-counter hormonal contraceptives for women over age 18 in the state. “Reproductive freedom is critical to the individuals...
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Wadsack, Hobbs disagree over meeting tied to vouchers
Getting a bill passed takes ‘compromise’ and persistenceÂ
Editor’s note: This story was part of the Session Wrap coverage, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative session. After a record number of vetoes from a governor during the...
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Hobbs vetoes record 143 GOP bills
Editor’s note: This story was part of the Session Wrap coverage, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative session. Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a record number of bills this year...
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Under Hobbs, Dems struggle to get bills advanced, signed
Editor’s note: This story was published in print in our Aug. 25 Session Wrap edition, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative session. The 2023 legislative session was comprised similarly...
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Longest session didn’t yield much – lawmakers eye 2024Â
Editor’s note: This story was published in print in our Aug. 25 Session Wrap edition, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative session. Arizona lawmakers wrapped up the longest session...
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Q&A with House Speaker Ben Toma
Editor’s note: This story was published in print in our Aug. 25 Session Wrap edition, which reviewed and analyzed the 2023 legislative Session. After 204 days, the longest legislative session...
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Why proposed rural groundwater control bills are bad
There has been a lot of talk recently about rural groundwater bills not getting a hearing at the Arizona Legislature. Over the years, proposed legislation has gone by many names,...
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Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate right of cities, towns to set local rental tax
Correction: Corrects paragraph that talks about Gov. Katie Hobbs signing the legislation to reflect that Phoenix does have a rental tax. Arizona renters are going to get some small relief...
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Schools using 50-50 Dual Immersion Model to teach ELL not at risk of losing funds
Schools using the 50-50 Dual Immersion Model to teach English Language Learners are no longer at risk of losing funds, despite threats from the Arizona Department of Education. Attorney General...
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Legislation to restrict individuals’ ability to videotape police hits deadend
Legislation to restrict the ability of individuals to videotape police is all but officially dead. Attorney General Kris Mayes this week filed paperwork in federal court here agreeing with challengers...
