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Last-minute changes to S1070 broaden enforcement power
While supporters of Arizona’s immigration law have said repeatedly that it will allow police officers to check the immigration status of people during the enforcement of other crimes, the law actually gives police much broader enforcement power, according to legal experts and representatives of the law enforcement community.
‘Birther’ bill heads to Senate after House approval
Arizona would require presidential hopefuls to prove their citizenship to the state's highest elections official if they hope to appear on ballots in the Grand Canyon State under a bill approved April 21 by the House of Representatives.
‘Birther’ bill ready for final vote in Arizona House
The House today gave preliminary approval to a bill that will require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before their names can appear on an Arizona ballot. The provision, which... […]
Burges’ ‘birther’ amendment slated for hearing
The House today will consider an amendment that would require presidential candidates to prove their citizenship before their names can appear on an Arizona ballot.
2 lawmakers question details of immigration bill
A proposal at the Arizona Legislature that would draw local authorities deeper into the fight against illegal immigration has been met with skepticism by a pair of lawmakers who questioned whether it would violate freedom of association rights.
Capitol Quotes 4/2/10
"You're going to hear a lot of things that are similar. The question is, who can you trust?" - State Treasurer Dean Martin, on the differences between himself and the other Republican gubernatorial candidates.
Next stop for Pearce’s immigration bill: House floor
For years, beating the drum for increased local authority to pursue illegal immigrants has delivered some of Arizona's lawmakers waves of public support, and to a lesser degree, brought criticism. But because immigration issues tend toward the hyperbolic in Arizona, and the approaching election beckons lawmakers to appear tougher on immigration than those gunning for their seats, a bill that pr[...]
Energy-efficiency bills targeting state buildings likely going nowhere
Four bills were proposed by Democrats during the 2010 legislative session that would have revised energy-reduction deadlines and created new standards for energy consumption in state buildings, but none of them have received committee approval and appear dead for now.
Health care law safeguards KidsCare, AHCCCS – budget will be $400 million short
Most Americans won't see any real impact from the new federal health care law for several years, but the effects will be immediate for the hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who were about to lose Medicaid coverage.
Sinema: State will lose $7B with KidsCare elimination
Arizona is risking nearly $7 billion in annual federal funding for health care by eliminating a children's health insurance program in the budget that was signed into law last week, Democratic lawmakers said.
Brewer: Federal health care bill would exacerbate state’s problem
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares for what may be its final vote on a health care bill, Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema sounded off on the contentious proposal.
Capitol Quotes 3/12/2010
"All they are really doing is securing traditional family values. These are the traditional values that were upheld for 6,000 years and when homosexual activists essentially decided they were going to use the courts to try to normalize their relationships in statute, then social conservatives began putting traditional family values in statute also." - Sen. Ron Gould, a Lake Havasu City Rep[...]
