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Leo Biasiucci

Dec 9, 2024

Lawmaker looking to outlaw processed school lunches

One Arizona lawmaker isn’t waiting for Robert Kennedy Jr. to fulfill his promise to remove artificial ingredients from school lunch programs. Rep. Leo Biasiucci is crafting legislation that would bar […]

Nov 29, 2024

Lawmakers at odds with some cities over housing laws

Some Arizona cities are balking at adopting new housing laws that are set to take effect Jan. 1.

Apr 9, 2024

Domestic violence activists, Democrat lawmaker raise red flags on squatters bill

State lawmakers are one step away from approving legislation designed to make it easier for property owners to get squatters out of their homes.

Hobbs, Trump, director nominations, Senate
Apr 3, 2024

From communism to blocking traffic, Hobbs vetoes rash of bills

Arizonans won't be going to jail for intentionally blocking a stretch of freeway. 

housing, Kaiser, Senate, League of Arizona Cities and Towns, Freedom Caucus, Nick Ponder, Sundareshan, Anna Hernandez
Mar 29, 2024

Solutions to Arizona’s housing shortage vary – no silver bullet

One silver-bullet bill to end our crisis isn’t likely on the horizon. Afterall, we are 270,000 housing units short of what’s needed, according to the Department of Housing. But piece by piece, thoughtful policy coupled with reduced regulations can entice new construction to house a surging number of people moving here.

Mar 22, 2024

After Hobbs’ veto, other housing bills are moving

While Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bipartisan housing measure this week, several other housing bills that she said she supports are moving through the Legislature.  

Gov. Katie Hobbs at lecturn at press conference
Mar 18, 2024

Hobbs vetoes bipartisan housing legislation

Citing concerns that a bipartisan housing bill could have unintended consequences, Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the legislation that supporters say would have led to more affordable homes being built. 

State Route 66 Arizona Highways
Mar 7, 2024

Preserving a treasure: sale of Arizona Highways considered

Republicans in the state House of Representatives have proposed a bill that would allow Arizona Highways to be sold to a private company, drastically changing what kind of operational decisions can be nade with the magazine over its century-long existence.  

Feb 8, 2024

Bill would allow commercial buildings refurbished into housing

A bipartisan housing bill is moving through the state legislature that would allow commercial properties to be redeveloped into housing units without a rezoning application. 

housing, Pinal County, Census
Jan 30, 2024

Cities oppose GOP housing plan

Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are trying again to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by limiting the ability of cities and towns to set minimum standards for single-family homes.

Jan 12, 2024

Hobbs, GOP expect to find common ground on some issues

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ State of the State Address on Jan. 8 shared some mutual policy goals between Democrats and Republicans, but already the two sides are showing their differences for how to meet them.   

Cochise County, election, recorder, judge
Feb 8, 2023

How an Arizona official is making Cochise County a “laboratory” for election skepticism

David Stevens had never supervised a ballot count. He didn’t know how he would count nearly 50,000 ballots by hand, who would help, or where he would find enough space to do it. But that didn’t dissuade him.

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