Gov. Katie Hobbs added to her veto tally Thursday, rejecting two more measures approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Read More »Hobbs vetoes vaccine religious exemption, homeless visibility bills
Hobbs plans to veto legislation to block cities, towns from taxing groceries 
Gov. Katie Hobbs is going to veto legislation to block cities and towns from taxing groceries.
Read More »Republicans aim to ban ranked choice voting 
Legislative Republicans are working to outlaw ranked choice voting despite the fact the practice isn’t used in Arizona.
Read More »House agrees to let HOA residents fly Betsy Ross flag 
State lawmakers have decided that some flags matter than other flags.
Read More »Legislative leaders want to pass budget ASAP, governor’s staff says it’s ‘false urgency’ 
Republican Senate leaders said on Tuesday that the Legislature is working with Gov. Katie Hobbs to pass the state’s budget in the next two weeks, citing an April deadline connected to federally allocated Medicaid funding, but the governor’s staff say it’s a play to create “false urgency.”
Read More »Kaiser tries to salvage part of controversial zoning bill 
A Phoenix lawmaker is attempting to salvage at least part of his controversial plan to override local zoning rules in the name of affordable housing after it was overwhelmingly rejected because of opposition from cities and towns.
Read More »Bill would strip voters’ ability to drop off early ballots on Election Day 
It's being billed as a method to get more rapid election results. But a measure awaiting Senate debate would strip people who get early ballots in the mail of the option to hang on to them until the last minute and then simply drop them off at a polling place on Election Day.
Read More »House close to passing Kavanagh’s bill requiring AG to defend all laws 
A bill is moving through the House that would require the state attorney general to defend all laws passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor, regardless of the attorney general’s opinion of the constitutionality of a law.
Read More »Senate kills expansive zoning deregulation plan 
The Senate killed a bill with some bipartisan opposition– and a hint of bipartisan support– on Monday that would have drastically cut down on zoning restrictions statewide in the sponsor’s hopes of increasing Arizona’s affordable housing supply.
Read More »Educating the public on dangers of trying to oust school superintendents
A compassionate, heartfelt message that Scottsdale Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel made in 2019 has been grossly taken out of context by Arizona legislators in order to feed red meat and rile up their base.
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