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Nov 1, 2013

Reforming election reform

Debate over HB2305 continues after opponents gather enough signatures to put it on the ballot

Groups opposing the state’s election reform law rejoiced on Oct. 29 when the secretary of state concluded the referendum against the law has enough signatures to appear on the 2014 ballot.

State Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, said his bills address discrimination against members of Arizona’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in terms of marriage, employment and adoption. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Cortney Bennett)
Jan 30, 2013

Gallardo bill seeks equality for LGBT community

Saying members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community deserve equal treatment under Arizona law, a Democratic lawmaker has introduced four bills addressing employment, adoption and marriage.

In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left, and husband Mark Kelly celebrate a Ron Barber victory an election to fill former Rep. Giffords seat, as he addresses supporters at a post election event, in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords and her husband on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2014 launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence as Tucson residents paused to mark the anniversary of the shooting rampage there. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Jan 30, 2013

Giffords to speak at Senate gun violence hearing

Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will appear as an unscheduled witness Wednesday at the year's first congressional hearing on curbing gun violence, adding drama to a session that was already slated to hear from a top official of the National Rifle Association.

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