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Legislation to compensate property owners for homeless nuisances to go to voters
Arizona property owners will be able to seek a property tax refund if their city, town or county fails to take steps to clear out encampments, stop public drinking or abate other nuisances created by homeless people under a measure the Legislature wants voters to approve in November.
Deep fake political ads draw lawmakers’ attention in election year
Unable to stop "deep fakes'' in politics, state lawmakers are settling on the next best thing: requiring that viewers and listeners be told what they are seeing is not real.
Senate bill would trump court decision to ban Trump from ballot
Legislative Republicans are moving to keep Donald Trump on the Arizona ballot no matter what the courts say about whether he's disqualified from running for president.
Reform water law to include the environment
Our current water laws and policies are unsustainable for the future. We see a small amount of potential progress, but most of the current legislative proposals further weaken water management. Much more needs to be done to achieve a sustainable water supply and to protect our rivers. Our economy, our well-being, and our wildlife depend on a healthy environment, which includes rivers and springs.
Neighborhood precinct polling places could make comeback
Over 12 years after the state enacted the use of voting centers to counteract issues related to precinct voting, the Senate passed a Republican bill which aims to require schools or public buildings to provide space to use as a polling place upon request of an election officer.
Bill requires political info on home sale listings
A senator from Tucson said that an increasingly common consideration for homebuyers is the political districts in which their potential dwellings are located. Â
Lawmakers debate whether sunset reviews becoming weaponized
Arizona’s Freedom Caucus leader tightened the reins on state agencies Wednesday by announcing the Senate Government Committee would recommend only two-year continuations for the 10 agencies on the agenda up for a sunset review. Â
Senate Dems plan to put sunshine on sunset reviews
 A clash last year over the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind’s sunset review has sparked Democratic lawmakers to focus on ensuring state agencies get a fair chance when they are up for review next session.Â
Hobbs vetoes 4 bills targeting drag shows, performers
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed four bills Friday designed to target "drag'' shows and performers.
Senate votes to keep secretary of state from overseeing elections they’re in
The Republican-controlled Arizona Senate voted Tuesday to require that the state’s top election official not participate in overseeing elections in which he or she is on the ballot - leaving the proposal one vote away in the House from heading to Democratic governor and former secretary of state Katie Hobbs' desk.
