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Housing bill near, lawmaker says
Lawmakers aligned with both housing advocates and homebuilders are close to striking a deal with cities on a proposal designed to help address Arizona’s housing shortage by boosting construction of...
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After Hobbs’ veto, other housing bills are moving
While Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan housing measure this week, several other housing bills that she said she supports are moving through the Legislature. The House Government Committee unanimously...
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Bill would allow commercial buildings refurbished into housing
A bipartisan housing bill is moving through the state legislature that would allow commercial properties to be redeveloped into housing units without a rezoning application. Lawmakers passed the bill through...
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Effort to regulate short-term rentals will resume
Stakeholders and lawmakers say that they will renew efforts in the next legislative session to increase municipalities’ ability to restrict short-term rentals to increase the amount of long-term rental properties...
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Kaiser cites putting ‘family first’ for resignation
Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, is resigning at the end of the week, as first reported by AZ Family’s Dennis Welch. He said Wednesday that he’s made this decision to spend...
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Final housing reform effort dies
After two years of effort, the last in a series of attempts to reform housing laws has failed in the Legislature. Sen. Steve Kaiser, R-Phoenix, started the session with a...
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Kaiser, cities reach compromise on housing bills
Update: Clarifies the origins of the discussion on the efforts to curb NIMBYism. Republican lawmakers and a lobbying group for Arizona cities and towns have reached a deal on legislation...
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Committee moves bill to scrap sales tax on food
House to put budget to vote on Monday
The Arizona House plans to return Monday morning to pass – or fail – a budget, with or without the Senate, a top House Republican confirmed Friday. House Majority Leader...
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Panels advance budget bills, GOP holdouts seek compromise
Budget bills cleared their first hurdle Tuesday after a day of arm-twisting and political maneuvering, but problems getting it passed persist.  One Republican in the House voted against every budget bill, while a fiscal hawk...
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City purchase of water company spurs legislation
After the city of Surprise proposed spending $15 million to buy a water company that serves just 200 homes, a pair of Chandler lawmakers introduced legislation to require cities to...
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Bill would require cops to use meter in noise complaints
State lawmakers are moving to subject noise complaints to the same standards as speeding violations. Only cops could issue them. And the officers would have to measure the sound level...
