Democrats pared part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations and made other changes in their giant economic bill, after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. said she would not support it otherwise, as they drove toward delivering a campaign-season victory to President Joe Biden on his domestic agenda.
Read More »Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill
Ducey: voters should have confidence in election results 
Gov. Doug Ducey has a word of advice for people who believe Arizona elections lack integrity. You're being lied to and deceived.
Read More »Election reform flopped in 2022, likely to return 
Republican lawmakers fell short in their efforts to revamp election laws this session but could have a much better chance of success in 2023.
Read More »Dems pass liberal bills under GOP members’ names 
Democrats in Arizona are passing liberal legislation disguised under the names of cooperative Republican members in a hyper-partisan political climate. Sen. Martín Quezada, D-Glendale, told the chamber on the last day of session that Republicans supported him more than they ...
Read More »Democrats must protect ability for online platforms to remove misinformation
In the wake of the devastating murder of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-4) took to Twitter—not to offer comfort to grieving families, but to peddle misinformation falsely accusing a transgender woman in Georgia of the crime. At a time when Arizona and other states are already struggling to combat dangerous election misinformation online, Rep. Gosar's tweet highlights the continued need for policymakers, and Democrats in particular, to protect online platforms' ability to moderate content.
Read More »Ballot tabulation board changes error margin
Arizona election security officials are changing the way they formulate the voting error margin to create more accuracy amid controversy over ballot counts in previous races.
Read More »Senate panel approves resurrected election bill 
A Senate panel gave a new, temporary life Monday to a bill that would restrict early voting and mandate hand counts of ballots.
Read More »Free Black minds: Pass the Education Equal Opportunity Act 
Dear Editor, As another Black History Month comes to an end and we reflect on the sacrifices made in the past by so many in our country, no sacrifice is as valued in the black community as the sacrifices that ...
Read More »House panel OKs gender standards for state documents
Insisting that boys are boys and girls are girls, Arizona lawmakers are moving to block state agencies from giving a third option for those who identify as neither. HB2294 would put in statute that any document issued by a state ...
Read More »Faith will save our country
Do you believe that “things happen for a reason”? I have believed this my whole adult life. Sometimes the outcome makes us sad but then turns out to be a blessing in disguise. I do believe God allows bad and ...
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