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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 […]
GOP budget close: Kavanagh claims party is less than two weeks from proposal
Key Points: Republicans say they are close to a state budget proposal Negotiations occurring amid ongoing bill moratorium by Gov. Katie Hobbs A Prop.123 extension hangs in the balance Republican […]
Bill to expand protection for religious activities leaves abortion clinics concerned
Key Points: HB 4117 would add new protections for religious services and activities Supporters say the proposal addresses increasing protests and disruptions of religious services Opponents say it would limit […]
Senate OKs ballot measure to double lawmaker salaries
Key Points:Â Majority of Arizona state senators want to double their pay Senators claim higher pay will attract more diverse candidates Proposed pay hike would be tied to the consumer […]
Arizona AG Kris Mayes seeks public’s help to monitor ICE agents
Key Points:Â Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks public videos and photos of ICE agents’ actions in the state Mayes sets up website for public to report potential unlawful activity […]
Widow’s lawsuit sparks debate over selling guns used in crimes
Key points: Sen. John Kavanagh has second thoughts on selling firearms used in crimes A gun used to kill a Phoenix police officer may be sold at auction Arizona lawmakers […]
GOP senator to push new bathroom gender restrictions to voters
Key Points: Arizona Senator John Kavanagh plans to take bathroom bill measures directly to voters Kavanagh’s legislation would require students to use bathrooms matching their assigned gender at birth Kavanagh’s […]
Does Arizona still have a part-time Legislature?
Key points: Lawmaker proposes constitutional requirement to end legislative session in 100 days Last time the legislative session wrapped up before June was April 2015 Low salary and longer sessions […]
Sen. Kavanagh publishes book on state legislatures for ASU
Key Points: Sen. John Kavanagh recently published a book about state legislatures Book was written for lawmakers, lobbyists, reporters and others interested in the Arizona Legislature Lawmaker will use the […]
Republican senator proposes inflation adjustments to lawmakers’ pay
Sen. John Kavanagh wants to give voters a new chance to decide if he and his colleagues are worth more than ...
Prefiled GOP bills look familiar – Hobbs vetoed them
Republicans introduced bills that Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed in previous years as the period for prefiling got underway Monday.Â
Students picking up more of the state university funding
A bid by the Board of Regents for another $732 million to finance state universities is rekindling a decades old fight about the financial responsibility of state taxpayers versus how much of the cost should be borne by students.
