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Former lawmaker Aboud plays ‘joke’ in JP training, hit with ethics charges
Former Democratic lawmaker and Pima County Justice of the Peace Paula Aboud faces ethics charges after she took and hid a document containing answers to a test required for newly...
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Former lawmakers Aboud, Harper reflect on their 2008 showdown over same-sex marriage
The return of SB1062? Gay marriage ruling likely to renew push for ‘religious liberty’ protections
Federal judge strikes law targeting Planned Parenthood
In a major setback for the prolife movement in Arizona, a federal judge today struck down a state law that precludes public funds, such as Medicaid money, from going to...
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Prolife advocates opt against direct assault on ‘Roe v Wade’
Despite the loud lament against legal abortion, the prolife movement in Arizona isn’t pushing for legislation that will directly contravene Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave...
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Top quotes of 2012
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Political newcomer Nomiki Konst drops out of Arizona CD2 race
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Bipartisan clamp down: Lawmakers passed several bills in 2012 increasing punishment for lawbreakers
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle acted to make life tougher for Arizona criminals during this year’s legislative session by passing a slate of criminal justice bills. A first-degree...
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House passes narrowed-down contraception bill
State representatives today passed a scaled-back bill that would allow religious-based employers to deny contraception coverage to their workers. The amended bill, HB2625, passed the Arizona House by a vote...
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Legislature on verge of missing session adjournment goal
[caption id="attachment_42149" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senate President Steve Pierce acknowledges that lawmakers want to get a budget finalized and end the legislative session sooner rather than later. (Photo by Evan Wyoge/Arizona...
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Senate OKs bill to allow employers to deny contraception coverage; but deal in works
Persuaded by a promise to substantially narrow the legislation, the Senate today passed a measure to allow employers with religious objections to not pay for their workers’ contraception coverage. Supporters...