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Dems target GOP incumbent in LD4, push abortion issue
A Republican House incumbent is defending his seat in a pivotal swing district where candidates’ stance on abortion could be a deciding factor. Only one Democrat ran for the House […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs signs near total abortion ban repeal – now what?
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation May 2 to repeal a territorial-era abortion law. But her signature does not end debate on the issue.
GOP lawmakers could face political consequences with vote to repeal abortion ban
The head of a key anti-abortion group is warning lawmakers not to repeal the territorial-era law that outlaws all abortions except to save the life of the mother.
Federal judge lets donor disclosure law stand
There's nothing inherently unconstitutional about ensuring Arizona voters know who is trying to influence elections here with their money, a federal judge has ruled.
2 nonprofits lose bid to hide donors during political campaigns
A judge has rebuffed yet another attempt by two special interest groups to hide the names of their donors from the public despite a 2022 voter-approved law requiring their publication.
Hobbs says she believes Arizonans will support provisions of proposed constitutional right to abortion
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Tuesday she doesn't believe that some Arizonans may find provisions of a proposed constitutional right to abortion unacceptable and refuse to support it.
Two groups making new bid to hide names of donors in political races
Two groups involved in Arizona politics are making a new bid to hide the names of their donors, with one saying that "government officials'' may threaten or intimidate them.
Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for state employees
Arizona legislators said they are “disappointed” that the state has agreed to pay for gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that settles years of class action litigation by a University of Arizona professor.
Dobbs vs. Cathi Herrod: Dereliction of duty to the pro-life cause
Cathi Herrod and her supporters in Arizona and the pro-life movement across the country had better find a message on abortion that can be supported grudgingly by the single-issue pro-life voter and simultaneously not alienate those voters who might never imagine personally needing abortion access but want it available for those who may.
Two organizations trying to influence state politics attempting to get exemptions for Prop 211 disclosures
Rebuffed in their bid to totally quash a voter-approved ban on "dark money,'' two organizations involved in trying to influence Arizona politics are now trying to at least get themselves and their donors exempted from its provisions.
Basic math – ESAs save the state money
Opponents of parental choice in education are doing their best Chicken Little in an attempt to scare Arizonans out of allowing parents control over their children’s education. But all the cries of “bankruptcy” and attempts at creative math cannot change the simple fact that giving parents a choice on how to best educate their children actually saves the state money.
Judge dismisses groups’ challenge to Prop. 211
A Superior Court judge dismissed the legal challenge to the Voters’ Right to Know Act, or Proposition 211, on June 22, and deemed the ballot measure requiring further donor disclosures for campaign media spending to be constitutional on both the state and federal level.
