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House panel advances bill to restrict short-term rentals
Rejecting claims the measure amounts to little more than window dressing, a House panel voted Tuesday to give local governments more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals. But just a bit.
House Republicans kill attempt to expand insurance program for children
The House voted along party lines Thursday to defeat a Democratic attempt to expand KidsCare eligibility by amending a bill funding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.
House panel OKs purge of early voter list
A bill to remove voters from the Permanent Early Voting List if they miss four elections in a row is headed to the full House.
Cities simply need to enforce good neighborhood policy
Paradise Valley Mayor Bien-Willner is wrong. Cities have all the authority they need to enforce good neighborhood policy.
Lawmakers pass measures to curb executive emergency power
State legislators voted Thursday on multiple fronts to curb the power of the governor -- this one and future ones -- to declare and maintain an emergency.
Half of this year’s bills died unceremoniously
By the February 19 deadline to hear bills in committees in their chambers of origin, more than 950 measures were left to die
Push to change election laws triggers GOP infighting
The showdown illustrated a point of contention among Republicans this year. Ugenti-Rita has for years led her caucus on election policy, pushing bills that earned the ire of voting rights advocates but that still pale in comparison to legislation introduced this year by others.
AG weighs in on governor’s emergency powers
Arizona lawmakers could take it upon themselves to end a governor’s emergency declaration with a concurrent resolution, which doesn’t require the governor’s signature, but the governor could issue another emergency declaration immediately after termination, says Attorney General Mark Brnovich.
Egg producer pushes bill for all cage free
State lawmakers are moving to ensure that all eggs sold in Arizona come from cage-free hens.
GOP lawmaker urges colleagues not to end Covid restrictions
As a Senate panel prepares to vote on legislation that would immediately end Gov. Doug Ducey’s Covid-caused state of emergency, an influential House Republican and legislative attorneys are warning it would have unintended consequences.
Covid, threats make ‘People’s House’ less friendly
It’s supposed to be “the people’s house,” or at least that’s what legislators call it in their impassioned speeches. But this session, between an ongoing pandemic, security concerns that led to multiple layers of fences and a hodgepodge of committee rules, the people — and even the paid lobbyists who represent interest groups — are having a harder time than ever making their voices h[...]
Some Republicans stay silent, others push for probe
With few exceptions, Arizona Republicans have stayed silent or actively joined in attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, even as many of their national colleagues began speaking up.
