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House GOP offer new school voucher limits as a ballot blocker
Key Points: House Republicans offer deal with education advocates Deal with Arizona Education Association includes list of forbidden purchases GOP lawmakers promise to scrap a separate ballot measure restricting teacher […]
Contentious GOP primary reveals Republicans’ latest party lines
Key Points: Republicans face divisive primaries amid shifting political dynamics, voter makeup Turning Point influence tested against independent voters’ growing electoral hold Conservative incumbents battle fellow Republicans across multiple statewide […]
Lawmakers take early summer break, leave tax conformity and Prop. 123 on hold
Key points Lawmakers are taking a recess until June 1 Gov. Katie Hobbs’ bill signing moratorium is still in effect Republicans and the governor are divided over federal tax conformity […]
Arizona lawmaking: Report highlights GOP’s iron grip on effectiveness
Key Points: Arizona lawmakers’ effectiveness is tied to party affiliation, with Republicans dominating bill passage The Center for Effective Lawmaking report shows a 20:1 ratio of Republican to Democrat bills […]
House Republicans pass budget plan — Hobbs is ready to negotiate
Key Points: House GOP pass $17.9B budget using agency cuts to fund tax conformity Governor supports some provisions, opposes Medicaid and SNAP eligibility changes Both sides say they’re ready to […]
Arizona Senate approves renaming Loop 202 after Charlie Kirk
Key Points: GOP senators want to honor late conservative activist Charlie Kirk with two bills Senate Bill 1010 renames Loop 202 as “Charlie Kirk Loop 202” Lawmakers also propose a […]
Arizona Court of Appeals rejects GOP challenge to mail-in voting signature verification
Key Points: Arizona Court of Appeals tosses GOP claim on mail-in ballots Judges rule GOP lacks standing to challenge signature verification process Arizona has long allowed no-excuse early voting since […]
Do the right thing? Redistricting in mid-decade is unethical
According to recent reports, President Trump has pressured Texas Republicans to do a mid-decade redistricting. The drawing of new district boundaries is done after each decennial census, as required by […]
Maricopa judge to decide fate of Arizona abortion laws amid legal challenge
Key Points: Pro-abortion lawyers seek to dismiss abortion lawsuit challenge over delayed filings Lawsuit is over Prop. 139’s constitutional right to abortion, limitation of state regulation Lawsuits seek to eliminate […]
Another prison death reignites GOP push for oversight
Key Points: Deaths in Arizona prisons prompts lawmaker inquiry Two lawmakers demand information on department operations State GOP pushing for independent prison oversight agency Another alleged homicide in a state […]
State budget standoff looms over possible government shutdown
Key Points: Montenegro pushes $17B plan, defying veto threat House GOP resists Senate deal, demands more time Budget deadlock risks government shutdown July 1 Ignoring a veto threat, House Speaker […]
Gov. Hobbs nears state veto record with GOP bills still in the pipeline
Key Points:Â Gov. Hobbs is five vetoes short of the state record for governor She blames Republic legislators for passing large numbers of bad bills Many of the rejected bills […]
