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Senator: Border legislation more complex than ‘racial profiling’
Foes of a Republican-backed border-security referendum say the “rushed” legislative process may have negative consequences for asylum seekers and mixed status families.
Conflicting measures could be on ballot
Arizonans going to the polls this year could be faced with three vastly different and often-conflicting approaches for the conduct of future elections.
Sinema condemns activists pursuing her on campus
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said Monday that activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State University classroom and filmed her inside a restroom were not engaging in "legitimate protest."
LUCHA emerges as key PAC in Arizona progressive movement
Fourteen of the 15 legislative and county candidates who received endorsements and varying degrees of financial support from activist group LUCHA emerged victorious in last week’s primaries, a figure progressives say is evidence of the organization’s growing influence in Democratic circles.
Politicians weigh in on ballot measures
If you get your advice from Gov. Doug Ducey you're going to want to vote against at least three of the four measures expected to be on the November ballot.
Progressive organizers continue winning streak in truncated session
Six months ago – or an eternity, depending on how you count – before the coronavirus, before the most recent wave of public demonstration against police violence, before the David... […]
Group booted from legislative panel files ethics complaint
Protesters escorted out of a Senate hearing last week announced on Tuesday they will be filing an ethics complaint against the committee chair who ordered their removal.
Minimum wage to bump up in new year
What would you do with an extra $2,080 a year? Well, maybe closer to $1,600 after taxes? That's the happy question facing hundreds of thousands of Arizonans who are in line for a wage bump come Jan 1. That's when the last phase in a 2016 voter-approved increase in the minimum wage kicks in.
HB2523 – Stop Undermining the Will of Arizona’s Voters
In my work since the minimum wage was passed I have heard from several working class individuals that employers are cutting benefits or keeping tips and justifying these actions by telling their employees that it is the only way they can pay the minimum wage. It seems to me that our legislature’s time would be better spent strengthening the Arizona Industrial Commission, which is in charge of in[...]
Legislative staffers say pro-Trump supporters called them ‘illegal’ for being dark-skinned
Supporters of President Donald Trump singled out dark-skinned lawmakers, legislative staffers and children at the Capitol on Jan. 25 as they protested congressional efforts to pass immigration reform.
Arizona Democrats tout plan to stimulate state, federal economy
A plan to revitalize the U.S. economy put forward by liberal groups would create jobs in Arizona and help the poor move to the middle class, a Democratic state lawmaker said Wednesday. “The American dream is for any American, no matter where they start in life, to be able to accomplish their full goals,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix.
