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Ducey re-election campaign gets underway
Gov. Doug Ducey promised Monday to make another attempt to let police and courts take guns away from potentially dangerous people if voters return him to office in November.
Ducey: ‘Politics intervened’ in school-safety bill that died
Undeterred by opposition from his own party, Gov. Doug Ducey is determined to make another bid next year to let parents and school officials ask judges to take guns away from people who are a danger to themselves or others – assuming he’s still governor.
Gun bill advances, but foes say it doesn’t go far enough
A Senate panel voted 4-3 on April 19 to allow judges to force some people to surrender their weapons - but only after a multi-step process that supporters say will protect due process rights.
Ducey’s violence prevention proposal begins Senate process
With a little tweaking, the Arizona Senate is poised to debate Gov. Doug Ducey’s school safety plan, but the bill’s fate in the House remains uncertain.
Yarbrough: Ducey has NRA approval of gun proposal
Senate President Steve Yarbrough, R-Chandler, said Ducey staffers told him the NRA will support the governor’s plan when a bill is introduced, perhaps next week.
Some GOP lawmakers bristle at governor’s gun violence proposal
Resistance from legislative Republicans to Gov. Doug Ducey's newly released school safety plan could leave it short of the votes needed to get it approved.
Jordan Harb: Starting a life of politics and public policy
Jordan Harb, the 17-year-old Mesa student who helped organize a student walkout on March 14 to mark the one-month anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., said he won’t be deterred by lawmakers’ lack of response.
Ducey’s school-safety plan disliked on bipartisan level
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey may want bipartisan support for his plan to address school safety in the wake of another mass shooting, but he’s instead facing bipartisan opposition.
Student protests on gun control at Capitol stir GOP ire
While Arizona House Democrats were introducing students who came to protest for gun control on March 14, a Republican state senator was shifting the blame for a mass shooting in Florida to Obama-era school disciplinary guidelines.
Ducey aims for ‘school safety,’ not guns to address shootings
Gov. Doug Ducey has promised legislation this year to address school safety in the wake of the latest mass shooting in a school, but what the governor wants and what lawmakers can agree on remains elusive.
Republicans accuse Democrats of political theater over gun legislation
A Prescott Republican lawmaker lashed out at Democrats Thursday, accusing them of being more interested in political “theater” than solving the question of gun violence in schools.
Lawmakers call on Ducey to form task force to prevent school violence
Three years into office, Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he has no clear idea of how to prevent mass shootings at schools.
