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Joel John

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Jan 25, 2023

Dems oppose rules limiting record retention, expanding leadership power 

The Arizona Senate and House of Representatives adopted new rules packages on party lines this week that would expand the powers of the House speaker and Senate president and drastically reduce requirements for members to retain records.  

Jun 26, 2021

House GOP bill requires lessons on evils of communism

Republican lawmakers voted Friday to require that students be exposed to the stories of people who have fled communism as part of a curriculum to prepare them to be "civically responsible and knowledgeable adults.''

Jun 24, 2021

Voucher expansion proposal puts Udall, John on the spot

The Senate’s passage of a massive voucher expansion will test the resolve of two Republican House members who killed the expansion earlier this year.

May 14, 2021

‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition

Now, she and other advocates are gearing up for a campaign to convince voters next year that making it possible for young people who are in the U.S. without legal status to attend college is both the right thing to do for those individuals and benefits the state as a whole.

May 10, 2021

Proposal to give ‘Dreamers’ in-state tuition goes to ballot

Arizona voters will decide in November 2022 whether immigrants in this country illegally who are Arizona residents should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.

May 6, 2021

GOP lawmaker revives in-state tuition for ‘Dreamers’ 

A ballot measure that could let Arizona “Dreamers” pay in-state tuition to attend universities and community colleges was unexpectedly revived in the House of Representatives on May 5 and could pass on May 10.

Mar 19, 2021

Key criminal justice bills dormant in Senate

Although several measures aimed at cutting prison sentences and making other major changes to Arizona’s criminal justice system have passed the House this year, the big question is whether these bills will make it through the Senate or even get a hearing there.

Feb 4, 2021

House panel OKs criminal sentencing changes

State lawmakers took the first steps February 3 to reversing decades of tough-on-crime policies.

Nov 3, 2020

Blame falls on Fernandez for Dems not taking House

Several key races in the state House remain too close to call with the first batch of Election-Day ballots counted, though Democrats, as has been the trend for the last week, are leading in early votes.

Sep 4, 2020

Republicans hope to change the tide in LD 4

Gerae Peten is used to working with her back to the wall.  It’s a mindset she shares with many of her Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature. Years of subordination... […]

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