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May 13, 2025

Gov. Hobbs’s vetoes measure requiring hospitals to check immigration status and 34 additional bills

Key Points: Rejected bill would have required hospitals accepting Medicaid funding to check patient’s immigration status Gov. Hobbs also vetoed a measure that would bar cities from making cuts to […]

Governor Katie Hobbs delivering the 2025 State of the State Address on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona.(Gage Skidmore / Flickr)
Apr 17, 2025

Gov. Hobbs declares moratorium on all bills until disabilities funding passes

Key Points Gov. Katie Hobbs is not signing any legislation until she gets a bipartisan DDD bill. House Democrats joined Hobbs in protest by voting against all bills introduced April […]

Apr 12, 2025

More than 300 striker amendments proposed during legislative session

State lawmakers have introduced more than 300 striker amendments this session as they look to revive stalled bills, drop new legislation after deadline and correct proposals up for debate. A […]

Sen. J.D. Mesnard (Capitol Media Services 2025 file photo by Howard Fischer)
Mar 26, 2025

Lawmakers hone in on ‘revenge porn’ loophole

State lawmakers are moving to close a loophole in a law designed to prevent victims against “revenge porn.” But the measure, approved by an 8-1 margin on March 26 by […]

police, videotaping, Kavanagh, Bowers, ACLU, First Amendment, media
Mar 25, 2025

Legislative immunity reform bill assumed dead in Senate committee

A bid to strip state lawmakers of their ability to avoid traffic citations during the legislative session has fizzled. Rep. Quang Nguyen managed to get his proposal to send the […]

prison sign, Florence, prison, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, prisoners, health care professionals, mental health care, inmates, Hobbs, commission, Ducey, Brewer, Thornell
Mar 21, 2025

Was Aaron Gunches execution a state-assisted suicide?

In between the setting of IV lines and the reading of his death warrant, Aaron Gunches uttered his — albeit unofficial — last words. “What’s the hold up?” He said […]

Mar 13, 2025

Arizona’s sex offender registry harms communities and families

In an era where evidence-based policy is increasingly valued, Arizona continues to maintain a sexual offense registry system that fails to deliver on its promises while creating serious collateral damage. […]

Feb 27, 2025

Kris Mayes’ won-and-lost record is abysmal

Kris Mayes generally receives positive media coverage every time she files a new lawsuit, including the flurry of suits she has filed against the new administration. But regardless of whether […]

Trump, electors, 2020 election, indictment
Oct 12, 2023

State GOP says can’t count on Fontes to defend Trump’s right to be on ballot

Saying it can't rely on Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to vociferously defend the right of Donald Trump to be on the ballot in the state's 2024 presidential preference election, the Arizona Republican Party wants to play an active role in a pending federal court case seeking to bar the former president's candidacy.

Fontes, secretary of state, elections procedure manual, Republicans
Aug 10, 2023

Fontes rejects extending election manual comment period 

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes doesn’t plan to agree to a request from Republican lawmakers to extend a public comment period for a draft of the state’s election’s procedure guide. 

mobile home parks, Gress, bill
Mar 31, 2023

Mobile home owners forced out of parks to get larger payouts under new law

Residents of three mobile home parks facing imminent eviction could get bigger payouts from the state for leaving or moving their homes following a new law.

DUI, Yavapai County, judge
Mar 27, 2023

Yavapai County judge has cases reassigned after a DUI arrest

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that all cases currently assigned to a Yavapai County Superior Court judge recently arrested on suspicion of extreme DUI will be reassigned to other judges.

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