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abortion, Roe v. Wade, Petersen, Toma, Brnovich, Mayes, Senate, fetal defects
Mar 13, 2023

Law outlawing abortions for fetal genetic defects cases won’t go undefended

A law outlawing abortions in cases of fetal genetic defects will not go undefended in court.

Democrats, House, legislature, Republicans, bills, Hastert Rule, Cano, Gress, Longdon, Shah, Alma Hernandez, Grantham, Teresa Martinez, Petersen,
Mar 9, 2023

House Dems resume voting for bills, end protest

House Democrats resumed voting in support of bills this week after voting “no” against all bills put up for a vote last week.  

court appointments, Court of Appeals, trial courts, appellate courts
Mar 9, 2023

Court nominees lean political – now favor Dems

For the first time in over a decade, Democrats outnumber Republicans on nomination lists for the trial and appellate courts. 

No Labels, political party, Democrats, Republicans, Fontes, Arizona Democratic Party
Mar 8, 2023

New ‘No Labels’ party qualifies to run candidates in 2024 

A new political party is set to field candidates in Arizona in next year’s elections and its name says something about its view of traditional party politics: the newcomer is called the No Labels Party. 

fallen officers, Senate, Ugenti-Rita, Hobbs, voters, first responders
Mar 8, 2023

Voters to decide if state should levy new fine to help victims’ families

Arizona voters will get to decide next year whether the state should levy a new $20 fine on each criminal conviction in order to pay an extra $250,000 to the families of police officers, firefighters, EMTs and corrections officers killed on the job because of a criminal act.

Navajo Nation, Zah
Mar 8, 2023

Ex-Navajo President Zah guided by love for people, family

Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.

Biden, border, U.S.-Mexico border, Border Patrol, immigrants, migrants,
Mar 7, 2023

Plunge in border crossings could blunt GOP attack on Biden

A sharp drop in illegal border crossings since December could blunt a Republican point of attack against President Joe Biden as the Democratic leader moves to reshape a broken asylum system that has dogged him and his predecessors.

Wadsack, Kern, Senate, Bennett, Tucson, Arizona Constitution, Phoenix, Coolidge, Prescott, Sundareshan, Shope
Mar 6, 2023

Senators vote to allow voters to decide how Tucson residents elect council

State senators voted Monday to let voters across Arizona decide how Tucson residents get to elect members of their city council.

Senate, Harris, Borrelli, Rogers, Kolodin, Jones, bribery, elections, Stahl-Hamilton, ethics complaint, House, panel
Mar 6, 2023

State representative files ethics complaint against Harris 

A Democrat in the Arizona House of Representatives filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Liz Harris, R-Chandler, after Harris invited a speaker that made “defamatory” allegations of bribery among elected officials in a legislative committee hearing last month.  

Hobbs, Lujan, DCS
Mar 6, 2023

Hobbs picks former lawmaker Lujan to head DCS

Gov. Katie Hobbs has tapped a former Democratic lawmaker who has advocated for higher taxes and against Republican-proposed tax cuts to head the Department of Child Safety.

Hobbs, death row, lethal injection, Gunches
Mar 3, 2023

State won’t carry out execution after warrant issued 

Arizona won’t execute the state’s only inmate on death row even after the Arizona Supreme Court issued a death warrant in the case, Gov. Katie Hobbs said on Friday. 

drag shows, drag queens, Kavanagh, Wadsack, Mendez, Hatathlie, legislation, Marsh, sexual grooming, bills, GOP, Democrats, Republicans
Mar 3, 2023

Majority Republicans pass measures targeting drag performances

Majority Republicans passed a pair of measures targeting drag performances they say amount to sexual grooming, arguing that the proposals are needed to shield children from "confusing'' sexual content.

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