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Who’s hot, who’s not heading into 2015
A rundown of the people and groups who ended 2014 on the upswing and those who are glad to see the year come to an end.
Bills to remember from 2014, from chickens to pink mustaches
The 2014 legislative session will forever be remembered as the year lawmakers attempted to approve a bill allowing religious-minded business owners to discriminate against gay people, landing Arizona in the national spotlight as much as the immigration measure, SB1070, previously did. But lawmakers debated dozens of other bills that made interesting headlines and many that flew below the radar. Th[...]
LGBT groups seek to expand anti-discrimination strategies
The gay rights movement is going to try to parlay 2014 successes in the courts and Legislature into outlawing discrimination statewide.
Judges under fire: Experts counter criticism of gay marriage rulings
The fall of Arizona’s same-sex marriage ban on Oct. 17 stirred the question of whether the social change was driven by activist courts or reasoned judges who were simply following precedent.
Capitol Quotes: October 24, 2014
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene.
Center for Arizona Policy spending ‘dark money’ in legislative races
The Center for Arizona Policy, the powerful evangelical Christian organization that was the driving force behind this year’s religious discrimination bill, SB1062, is activating its own corporate “dark money” group to support and oppose candidates for public office.
SB1062 backers see ‘Hobby Lobby’ ruling as potential boon
The group behind a vetoed religious freedom law intends to study Monday’s Supreme Court ruling as a chance to revamp it and try again next year.
Brewer: Arizona should consider anti-discrimination laws for gays
Gov. Jan Brewer said it may be time to consider extending the state’s civil rights laws to gays.
Planned Parenthood ruling sets stage for Supreme Court showdown
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to put a temporary hold on a state rule requiring doctors to use federal standards in administering abortion medication has set the stage for the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal judge to rule on abortion rules injunction
New rules that would block many women in Arizona from having pill-induced abortions are getting a closer look by a federal judge who will decide whether to put the restrictions on hold as a legal challenge plays out in the courts.
Brewer’s office negotiated changes to SB1062 before veto
Top aides to Gov. Jan Brewer sought and got proponents of a “religious liberty” bill to make changes to SB1062 more than a month before she vetoed the measure.
Center for Arizona Policy faces more scrutiny in the wake of SB1062
The international furor over SB1062 has led to a reassessment of the Evangelical Christian lobby behind the bill and whose power at the Capitol was considered to be unparalleled. Some said the Center for Arizona Policy and its president, Cathi Herrod, overreached and gave the state a black eye. Others say that even if its influence is undiminished.
