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Rats and snakes beware: House gives preliminary approval to ‘snake shot’ bill
Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence of Scottsdale is so sure that “snake shot” can’t hurt people, he considered letting someone shoot him with it to prove it. But in the end, Republicans in the Arizona House took his word for it.
Lawrence calls for local partisan elections, raising objections from cities
A Republican state lawmaker wants all local elections, from city councils to water boards, to be partisan.
Lawrence attempting to file complaint against Phoenix over ID cards
Republican Rep. Jay Lawrence of Scottsdale told readers of the blog that he had filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office under a new state law that allows lawmakers to request that the attorney general investigate a city any lawmaker believes may have broken state law or violated the state Constitution.
Lawmaker drops bid to prevent naturopaths from prescribing marijuana
A first-term state lawmaker has given up in his bid to restrict what kind of doctors can recommend medical marijuana to their patients.
Support for land trust plan remains strong despite the treasurer’s vocal opposition
Recent criticism by state Treasurer Jeff DeWit appears to have done little to dampen Republican enthusiasm for Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to increase state land trust payments to K-12 schools.
Everything to everyone: Ducey’s Common Core plan buoys both sides in debate
Everyone in the Common Core debate was a winner after Gov. Doug Ducey asked the State Board of Education to review and overhaul the controversial K-12 academic standards. Or at least that’s how many advocates on both sides of the issue felt.
Lawmakers move to kill Common Core standards in Arizona
State lawmakers are moving to do what schools chief Diane Douglas has so far been unable: Kill the Common Core academic standards and any tests associated with them.
2 percent solution: Jay Lawrence offers plan to put more money into classrooms
A Scottsdale Republican has introduced a bill that is in line with Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to direct more dollars to the classrooms of Arizona public schools.
GOP lawmaker abandons proposal to add “non citizen” to Dreamers’ licenses
Rep. Jay Lawrence abandoned his proposal to add the words “non citizen” to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses after discovering there’s no problem that the legislation would solve.
Dem compares immigrant proposal to Nazi Germany
Sen. Robert Meza was one of several activists who said Friday that Rep.-elect Jay Lawrence’s proposal to add the words “non citizen” to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses was comparable to Nazi Germany’s efforts to require Jews to wear yellow badges and armbands.
GOP lawmaker proposes adding ‘non citizen’ to Dreamers’ driver’s licenses
A proposal from a newly elected Republican legislator to add the label “non-citizen” to licenses now being issued to Dreamers is drawing fire from on Democratic legislator as “another SB1070 waiting to happen.”
Incoming freshmen get crash course in lawmaking
Soon-to-be-freshmen representatives swarmed the halls of the state House on Dec. 8 and 9 for a two-day crash course, cramming in bits and pieces of what they need to know to be successful lawmakers.
