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Arizona House

Walt Blackman PHOTO BY KATIE CAMPBELL/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Dec 24, 2018

Walt Blackman: A graduate of ‘Real World U’

Walt Blackman could hardly believe that he was the first black Republican elected to the state Legislature. It’s true, though – the folks at the House checked it out for him.

Dec 14, 2018

Legislator proposes law to ban politics from classroom

Rep. Mark Finchem wants the State Board of Education to craft an educator code of ethics explicitly prohibiting politicking in the classroom - an activity already banned under state law.

Apr 3, 2018

House approves bill permitting ‘God enriches’ motto to be posted at schools

House Democrats failed Tuesday in their bid to keep the name of the Almighty out of the classrooms -- at least the English version.

Rep. Bob Thorpe (R-Flagstaff) and Rep. Isela Blanc (D-Tempe)
Mar 19, 2018

House GOP, Dem leadership ‘babysit’ personality conflict

Legislative leaders are babysitting two members on a House committee after a passive-aggressive confrontation between them during a public meeting.

Chuck Fitzgerald (Photo by Paulina Pineda/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 5, 2018

Chuck Fitzgerald: Living a Psalms verse and reading ‘Moby Dick’ out loud

Chuck Fitzgerald, the House of Representatives’ sergeant at arms, lives by a Psalms verse hanging in his office: “Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”

Rep. Don Shooter relaxes Feb. 1 before a historic vote of his colleagues to remove him from office. He was ousted by a vote of 56-3. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Feb 1, 2018

Arizona House makes historic vote to oust Don Shooter

Rep. Don Shooter refused to resign, instead forcing his Republican colleagues to vote to expel him over repeated, substantiated claims of sexual harassment contained in an investigative report conducted by the House.

Feb 1, 2018

Don Shooter expelled from Arizona House in wake of sexual harassment investigation

The Arizona House of Representatives voted 56-3 today to expel Rep. Don Shooter.

Jan 30, 2018

Rep. Shooter sexually harassed women, created hostile work environment, investigator finds

A House investigation confirmed today that there was “credible evidence” Republican Rep. Don Shooter violated a sexual harassment policy and created a hostile working environment at the Capitol.

Gov. Doug Ducey looks up at the gallery of the Old Capitol where elementary school children watched as he signed the opioid omnibus on Jan. 26. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 29, 2018

The Breakdown, Episode 4: Moving on – or trying to

The special legislative session on opioids is over, and now, it's time to move on. But that can be easier said than done.

Gov. Doug Ducey convenes a special session on the opioid crisis on Jan. 22. (From left) Senate President Steve Yarbrough, Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs, House Minority Leader Rebecca Rios, House Speaker J.D. Mesnard and a litany of other lawmakers and supporters joined the governor to advocate for various changes in law related to opioids. (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)
Jan 22, 2018

The Breakdown, Episode 3: The special session clock is ticking

The governor will convene the special session on the state's opioid crisis today, and he wants to see legislation approved by Friday.

Jan 5, 2018

GOP legislator wants to take constant ‘campaign mode’ out of lawmaking

Rep. Drew John, a freshman lawmaker, is planning to introduce legislation that would double legislators’ terms to four years from two.

Sep 15, 2017

Former undocumented immigrants turned lawmakers want ‘Dreamers’ to speak out

House Democrats Isela Blanc and Cesar Chavez want “Dreamers” to keep making their voices heard and telling their stories as Congress wrestles with how to address Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

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