Tag: Lela Alston
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...
Housing panel recommends zoning law changes
Incoming lawmakers, governor-elect aim to tackle housing
Senate leadership scramble, 3 eye presidency
Budget talks stall, lawmakers consider scaled-down option
Beloved former senator passes away at 83
Former Senator Olivia Cajero Bedford’s passed away on Wednesday, Senator Lisa Otondo, D-Yuma, announced on the floor of the Senate. “She was incredible and represented Southern Arizona values to her...
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Prescription Drug Solutions Overdue, Sinema and Kelly Must Act
During my time as an elected official in Arizona, I have heard anecdotes about impossible decisions families are forced to make due to out-of-control prescription drug costs. Horrible choices like deciding...
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Bipartisan ‘political science experiment’ plays in Legislature
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, left, speaks with Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, D-Laveen, during the opening of the Arizona Legislature at the state Capitol Monday,...
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Election measures keep moving along partisan lines
Voters arrive to vote at their polling station on Election Day, early, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) With most headline-grabbing election...
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Senate votes to add county supervisors in Maricopa, Pima
Bowers, Fann retain leadership posts; Dems choose Bolding, Rios
From left are Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, and House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa. Republican lawmakers re-elected them to lead the legislative chambers in 2021. Legislative...
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Rosy state revenues belie need for recovery package
The COVID-19 virus might not have dissipated over the summer, but the specter of a billion-dollar deficit and draconian budget cuts not seen since the Great Recession certainly did. The...
