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May 26, 2025

When will Arizona Republicans wake up to the threat of anti-vaccine misinformation?

A real question for Arizona Republican legislators and the constituents who support them: At what point does political convenience cross the line into public endangerment, and what are we going […]

May 23, 2025

Lawmakers seek AG probe of Phoenix donations to various organizations

Key Points: Lawmakers allege the city of Phoenix violated state’s Gift Clause Allegations center on city employees making more than 600 donations to NGOs without City Council approval Contributions under […]

Thousands chant as they participate in a protest at the Arizona Capitol for higher teacher pay and school funding on the first day of a state-wide teachers strike Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Phoenix. Protestors gathered in similar fashion last month at the Arizona Capitol to support the renewal of the measure set to expire. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
May 22, 2025

Dispute over school choice funding means ballot measure for teacher pay unlikely

Key Points: Teacher pay hike stalled over GOP demand for school vouchers Governor Hobbs rejects tying voucher expansion to education funding plan Special election unlikely as attention shifts to budget […]

May 19, 2025

Gov. Hobbs nears state veto record with GOP bills still in the pipeline

Key Points:  Gov. Hobbs is five vetoes short of the state record for governor She blames Republic legislators for passing large numbers of bad bills Many of the rejected bills […]

May 9, 2025

Recall effort against 4 GOP lawmakers continues, despite passage of funding bill

Key Points: Parents of disabled children have formed a group to recall four GOP lawmakers There’s only been one successful recall of a sitting state legislator in Arizona Recall efforts […]

A medical professional stamps a newborn baby's foot onto an official birth record.
Apr 29, 2025

State Republicans propose ban on birth certificate changes for transgender Arizonans

Key Points: Lawmaker says transgender Arizonans can’t amend their birth certificates Their measure seeks to overturn judge’s ruling that surgery isn’t necessary to amend a birth certificate State Republicans say […]

Apr 18, 2025

‘Political warfare’: Republicans and Gov. Hobbs standoff on disabilities funding

Key Points The Division of Developmental Disabilities needs $122 to maintain services Republicans have proposed funding by pulling from other programs The governor placed a moratorium on all bills until […]

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Apr 16, 2025

Republicans have a plan to fund Arizona’s disabilities programs, but Democrats aren’t happy with it.

Key points: Republicans passed the $122 million funding bill on party lines Democrats oppose the funding as it pulls from other social programs The House Majority Whip seeks a bipartisan […]

Mar 28, 2025

AZ Republicans showed why Puerto Rico statehood should be a GOP cause

Last November, Arizona’s Latinos overwhelmingly swung to the right side of the aisle. We saw this trend across the country and many were surprised, but we weren’t. While Democrats told […]

Governor Katie Hobbs delivering the 2025 State of the State Address on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona.(Gage Skidmore / Flickr)
Mar 14, 2025

House Appropriations Committee believes a signed budget possible by April

With an approaching deadline to pay disability services providers, the House Appropriations Committee chairman said it’s a realistic goal for the Legislature to get a budget signed by Gov. Katie […]

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Mar 4, 2025

Hobbs disapproves of automatic income tax cut passed in Senate

Republicans who control the Arizona Legislature are looking to enact more tax cuts just four years after the largest tax cut in state history turned state finances on their head […]

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, Saturday, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Mar 3, 2025

Democrats Must Counter Turning Point

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is a wildfire that Democrats must quell. Headquartered in Phoenix, TPUSA is no longer a fringe organization that can be dismissed. They have a massive presence, […]

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