Legislators have ‘egg on our face’ after emergency bill sparks uproar
Legislators moved on Monday to claw back part of an emergency law they approved just last week. The House and Senate introduced identical bills today that would repeal language relating to […]
Pro-life bills based on poor science and will fail to protect Arizonans
Two direct attacks on Arizonan’s abortion rights have been steadily making their way through the state’s Congress: House Bill 2483, the Arizona Heartbeat Act, which heavily restricts abortion after what […]
App Store bill puts Arizonans’ sensitive info at risk
Today many of us use our devices to manage our lives. We use them for banking, shopping, gaming, entertainment, and even finding love. But if the Arizona state Legislature gets […]
Pro-Gun bills pass Senate judiciary committee
Bills allowing loaded guns on school campuses and guns in public areas passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee today on party lines. Each of the two bills came to the […]
House panel OKs read-out loud change to initiative petitions
A House panel approved legislation Wednesday that could give foes of voter-proposed initiatives a new legal tool to keep them from ever getting to the ballot. Senate Bill 1094 would […]
Higher standards give students more opportunities to succeed
By raising expectations, rather than lowering them, we can give all students the opportunities they need to succeed—in school and in life.
Arizona House OKs critical race theory ban in constitution
Republicans in the Arizona House approved a measure Thursday that would ask voters to amend the state constitution to ban the teaching of so-called “critical race theory” in schools and […]
Kaiser, Chavez introduce bipartisan by-right-housing bill
A bipartisan pair of representatives hope a bill to streamline zoning regulations, improve housing supply and affordability and pour more money into the Arizona Department of Housing Trust Fund in […]
Religion has everything to do with abortion
Four anti-abortion bills have been introduced into the state legislature including a Texas copycat bill (HR2001, HR2483, SB1044, SB1164). The issue is not whether a state has the constitutional authority […]
Legislators file bills to extend Maricopa County’s transportation tax
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Rep. David Cook’s HB 2581 swaps incumbent petitions for $250
The way David Cook sees it, once you’ve been elected to office you shouldn’t have to be bothered gathering signatures on nominating petitions for your reelection. The Republican state representative […]
Hayden bust stolen from Capitol grounds
The bust of longtime U.S. Sen. Carl Hayden outside the Arizona Capitol has been stolen.