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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...
GOP outpaces Dems during extended registration
The voter registration period in Arizona has come to a close after a pressurized 10 days in which the deadline was challenged, extended and cut short. The Arizona Secretary of...
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Race is on to register voters under extended deadline
After an 11th-hour court victory extended Arizona’s voter registration deadline by nearly three weeks, Democratic-leaning groups say they’re treating every day like deadline day. That’s in part because any day...
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Republicans rail against all-mail elections, but they vote by mail
All mail election debate gets new life, spurred by virus
Arizona lawmakers mull shutting down session to prevent coronavirus spread
Arizona Capitol Building (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr) A House Democrat has announced he’ll be stepping back from most lawmaking duties for the remainder of the session...
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Bill limits use of unmarked cars for traffic enforcement
A Gilbert Republican lawmaker wants to limit the number of unmarked cars that police can use for traffic stops. And the few unmarked vehicles they would get to drive would...
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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...
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Sen. Eddie Farnsworth to retire
Eddie Farnsworth Arizona Senate President Pro Tempore Eddie Farnsworth, the influential Republican leader who’s held an iron grip over criminal justice legislation for the better part...
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Expect revival of pet bills that failed to survive
Proposal to lower minimum wage for young workers dead
A bid to allow employers to pay some young workers less than the voter-mandated minimum wage is effectively dead. The Senate Rules Committee decided Monday that the proposal by Rep....
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Minimum wage bill on hold in Senate Rules Committee
A bid to slice the minimum wage for some young workers hit a speed bump Monday as some lawmakers questioned its legality. The Senate Rules Committee put off discussion of...
