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Sep 27, 2024

Water authority has been unofficial rainy-day fund

For the upcoming legislative session, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority hopes to avoid further cuts and prove the agency’s worth to lawmakers after the Legislature cut the agency’s funding by […]

Sep 26, 2024

Protect Medicare Advantage for seniors, including veterans

As the November elections approach, one issue that should be top of mind for Arizona lawmakers is seniors’ access to quality, affordable health care. For older Arizonans, this is not […]

childcare subsidies, Hobbs, First Things First, early childhood
Nov 15, 2023

Hobbs takes action that’s expected to lead to increased childcare subsidies

Calling it a matter of economic development, Gov. Katie Hobbs took the first steps Wednesday in what is expected to be a move to increase childcare subsidies in Arizona.

Ukraine, Phoenix City Council, Nguyen, Bliss, Grantham, firearms
Oct 17, 2023

GOP lawmakers turn to county attorney to pursue litigation against Phoenix gun transfer ordinance 

Since the state’s attorney general hasn’t expressed interest in filing litigation against the city of Phoenix after an unlawful firearms transfer, Republican lawmakers are asking a conservative county attorney to pursue the matter.  

Sep 27, 2023

No one investigating lawmakers and staffers accepting event tickets

So far, no one is planning to investigate (or litigate) whether the acceptance of tickets to sporting events and concerts by Gov. Katie Hobbs’ staffers and lawmakers violates state law.  

Hobbs, governor, X, Twitter, racketeering, false claims
Sep 26, 2023

Hobbs hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by Senate, contrary to viral claim

Social media users are falsely claiming that Arizona's governor has been "indicted" by local lawmakers.

Sierra Club, report card, Sandy Bahr, Hobbs, Legislature
Aug 31, 2023

Sierra Club report card lauds environmental funding, laments climate inaction

The Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Wednesday released its fall 2023 Environmental Report Card for the Arizona Legislature and governor, and though the organization gave a majority of the state’s legislators negative marks for climate inaction, it praised the state budget’s climate initiatives.

attendance, legislature, lawmakers
Aug 25, 2023

Lawmakers had high attendance on fewer days 

This session, lawmakers had very good attendance records, but only came to work a fraction of the time the Legislature was technically in session. 

dispatchers, PTSD, 911, Hernandez
Aug 23, 2023

New law extends counseling for those helping people in crisis

The way Melody Hernandez sees it, the trauma incurred by those taking emergency calls from people in crisis and dispatching help is no less than what occurs for her as a paramedic.

contraception, birth control
Aug 11, 2023

Protecting access to contraception – a bipartisan issue 

The right to contraception is a longstanding freedom that has allowed Americans to make our own decisions about our health. However, this right is currently under threat, from Supreme Court Justice Thomas, and state legislators across America. It’s time to codify the right to contraception in law.  

rental tax, Hobbs, legislation
Aug 1, 2023

Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate right of cities, towns to set local rental tax

Arizona renters are going to get some small relief in their bills. But not just yet.

ESAs, vouchers, public schools, Save Our Schools Arizona,
Jul 25, 2023

Hobbs cites new cost estimates for vouchers in attempt to convince lawmakers to scale back program

Gov. Katie Hobbs is citing new cost estimates for universal vouchers in her latest bid to convince lawmakers to scale back the new program.

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