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Blackman prisoner release bill fails – again

This June 24, 2021, file photo shows, Rep. Walter Blackman, R-Snowflake, right, and Rep. Diego Espinoza, D-Tolleson, talking during a vote on the Arizona budget at...

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Blackman takes Fann to task over comments on criminal justice bill

Walt Blackman The House sponsor of a now-dead bill to expand Arizona’s system of earned release credits said Friday that Senate President Karen Fann has mischaracterized what the bill would have...

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House ends session with flurry of bills

House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding, D-Laveen, left, talks with Arizona House Majority Leader Ben Toma, R-Peoria, during a vote on the Arizona budget June 24, 2021....

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Sine finally die!

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, looks over the printed budget prior to a vote on the Arizona budget at the Arizona Capitol Thursday, June 24,...

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Campaign to give DREAMers in-state tuition begins

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) supporters march in Phoenix on Sept. 5, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Supporters of a ballot measure to let...

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4 state lawmakers seek move to Congress

In this April 29, 2021, file photo, the dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen through a glass ceiling in Washington. Four Arizona state lawmakers are...

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Bill improves treatment of pregnant prisoners

It was after lockdown when Analicia Campas told her bunkie that her water had broken.  “She gets down and she sat at the door, waiting for the officer to pass by, and it took...

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Lawmakers winnow down sentencing bills

Depositphoto As the Legislature enters what are likely the waning weeks of the 2021 session, a few bills meant to make Arizona’s system of criminal sentencing...

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Ducey vetoes sex ed bill, issues executive order instead

Calling it “overly broad and vague,” Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping sex education bill that opponents feared would have prohibited any acknowledgment of LGBTQ people in the...

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Fetal heartbeat bill stalls in Senate

Medical Concept: Black Chalkboard with Abortion. Medical Concept – Abortion Handwritten on Black Chalkboard. Top View Composition with Chalkboard and Red Stethoscope. 3D Rendering. Arizona will...

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Candidates can start gathering signatures for state, federal office

Candidates for Congress and the state Legislature can now collect signatures for office using the current redistricting lines for the 2022 election.   Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed SB1107 into law, a bill...

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Key criminal justice bills dormant in Senate

Although several measures aimed at cutting prison sentences and making other major changes to Arizona’s criminal justice system have passed the House this year, the big question is whether these...

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