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Lawmakers must learn from our own mistakes
Looking ahead to next year’s session, I hope my colleagues will join me in taking stock of the challenges we faced this year and adjust our course to better serve Arizonans. The future of our state depends on our ability to put partisanship aside and work together to find solutions that lay the groundwork for a prosperous and equitable future for all.
Here’s what is delaying the end of the legislative session
The failure of state lawmakers to wrap up their business by now is going to hit them in the pockets – some harder than others.
Legislators want to extend life of dirty coal plants on ratepayer expense
HB2646 ignores what data have made clear — coal is steadily declining and planning a transition to clean energy is urgently needed. Until that happens, ratepayers will bear the burden of the high cost of coal seen reflected in utility bills that will keep climbing. It’s up to Arizonans to implore our legislators to vote against HB2646, and for our state senators to listen to their constituents[...]
High turnover new trend at Arizona Legislature
Since the 2022 election, 10% of Arizona’s lawmakers have vacated the seats they were elected to.
Criminalizing deepfakes will censor political speech
Serving a hard time for spoofing a politician is draconian. The Arizona legislature should have found a middle ground. Otherwise, this law restricts free expression. There is nothing more un-American than censoring criticism of politicians. The fear of emerging technologies is no excuse to trample free speech.
LGBTQ youth represent disproportionate number of homeless
The Legislature must begin to create and pass legislation that is specifically focused on alleviating issues faced by homeless youth, specifically LGBTQ homeless youth. They must also attempt to address the root causes that lead to such a disproportionate amount of queer youth living on the street.
Arizona could become latest state to ban attendance-related suspensions
An Arizona lawmaker is again trying to bar schools from using out-of-school suspensions to punish students who miss class, arguing the strategy is not only ineffective but harmful.
Mondays mean Senate hears true stories of mental health crisis
A Democrat Senator who has spearheaded efforts to reform mental health treatment in the state garnered bipartisan support for her legislation which aims to increase oversight of mental health services and broaden screening procedures – particularly those that are often overlooked.
Hobbs, Legislature should remember pharmacy benefits helps all
As this year continues, we hope that Hobbs and our legislators will stand on the side of small businesses and hardworking Arizona families. That means rejecting any proposals that would limit pharmacy benefits and increase health care costs for all of us.
Proposed health care policies could overregulate free market
We look forward to a successful 2024 legislative session and encourage legislators from both parties to find solutions that benefit all Arizonans and help our economy grow rather than taking sides and crippling a competitive, robust marketplace.
Lab meat measure gets committee’s approval
Saying they want to prevent consumer confusion, members of a House panel voted Monday to make it illegal to call anything grown in a laboratory as meat or poultry.
Arizona Supreme Court rules Legislature not required to follow open meeting laws
State lawmakers are free to ignore laws they approved requiring public access to their meetings and there's nothing that courts can do about it, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
