A bill intending to protect the right of “peaceful protestors” to protest at school board meetings passed out of committee this week, though Democrats raised concerns about vague wording and liability. Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita’s SB1617 would keep schools and school ...
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Voting bills unite faith leaders to oppose AZ Super Bowl
Faith leaders from around the country are calling for the NFL to move the 2023 Super Bowl out of Arizona, citing several bills they characterize as voter suppression. “We all would love for Arizona to see that kind of revenue, ...
Read More »Senate panel rejects partisan school board mandate
State senators on January 25 quashed legislation designed to ensure that parents and others can protest outside school board meetings without fear of arrest.
Read More »Woman acquitted in protest of border wall
A Tohono O’odham woman was found not guilty Wednesday on federal misdemeanor charges stemming from her protest of border wall construction on her tribe’s ancestral land. The acquittal of Amber Ortega came after a magistrate judge reversed her previous ruling ...
Read More »Ducey places Arizona under statewide emergency following protests 
Gov. Doug Ducey today declared a sweeping statewide emergency and imposed an 8 p.m. curfew that will last at least one week.
Read More »Photos: Red for Ed protests at the Arizona Capitol dwindle but persist
Public schools across Arizona remained closed for the third day as Red for Ed protesters descended again on the state Capitol.
Read More »The Breakdown, Episode 16: Strike everything
Tens of thousands of Red for Ed supporters marched on the Capitol last week, and they say they'll stay out of schools until Gov. Doug Ducey and the Legislature come up with a plan for education that satisfies them.
Read More »Legion of striking teachers descend on Capitol as Senate adjourns
As more than 40,000 teachers and their supporters marched from downtown Phoenix to the Arizona Capitol the next morning, the state Senate adjourned for the week and rank-and-file members left without a vote on a budget that could boost teacher pay.
Read More »Photos: Thousands join Red for Ed march on the Arizona Capitol
To say a sea of red descended on downtown Phoenix on April 26 may be cliche, but there's hardly a better way to describe the scene that began at Chase Field.
Read More »Jury acquits Capitol protester arrested in 2016 
A man who was forcibly removed from the Arizona House during a 2016 protest was acquitted today of all charges stemming from his arrest.
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