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Mar 1, 2023

Senate gives initial approval to cutting time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits

State lawmakers are moving to cut the time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits -- even when unemployment hits double digits.

Democrats, Republicans, protest
Mar 1, 2023

House Dems vote ‘no’ on all bills to protest Republican approval of their bills 

Democrats in the state House of Representatives voted “no” against every single bill up for a floor vote on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest Republican leadership.  

tax credit, pregnancy, mothers, Gress, Sandoval, Carter, House, legislation
Mar 1, 2023

Gress wants to expand tax credits to cover time woman is pregnant

Matt Gress, a first-term Republican representative from Phoenix, wants to expand state law providing for a tax credit for children to also include the number of months a woman was pregnant.

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Mar 1, 2023

Senate approves measure to shield lawmakers’ addresses and other personal information

Every single member of the Arizona Senate voted Tuesday for a measure that will shield their addresses and other personal information from the public as elected officials are increasingly subjected to threats and protests at their homes.

Tucson, home rule, lawmakers, Senate, Republicans, Wadsack, Mendez, Sundareshan
Feb 28, 2023

Bid to kill home rule in 19 cities defeated

A bid to kill home rule in 19 cities was defeated Tuesday when two Republican senators who represent some of those areas refused to go along.

Democrats, Gallego, election, ballots, Sinema, No Labels, lawsuit
Feb 28, 2023

Senate Minority leader leaves leadership to run for Congress 

Sen. Minority Leader Raquel Terán, D-Phoenix, is stepping down from her leadership role in the Senate to run for Congressman Ruben Gallego, D-AZ's, congressional seat.  

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Feb 28, 2023

Hobbs mum on whether she will approve GOP bill to axe cities’ ability to tax groceries

Gov. Katie Hobbs refused to say Tuesday whether she will approve Republican legislation to eliminate the ability of cities to tax groceries and save affected Arizonans more than $161 million a year.

crime survivors, Longdon, Senate, House, legislation, PTSD
Feb 28, 2023

Crime survivors rally at state Capitol to demand better trauma care

Crime survivors and their families from across Arizona gathered at the state Capitol Monday asking lawmakers to fund trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.

Senate, Harris, Borrelli, Rogers, Kolodin, Jones, bribery, elections, Stahl-Hamilton, ethics complaint, House, panel
Feb 27, 2023

Republican leaders condemn ‘defamatory’ accusations made during elections hearing 

Republican legislative leadership expressed heavy criticism toward a freshman lawmaker for inviting a speaker who made unfounded allegations of bribery against several elected and appointed officials.

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Feb 27, 2023

Stop holding children back

Only 40% of children in foster care in Arizona graduate on time. And that has real world implications for these young people, their future, and our communities. The solution? Ensure simple, administrative issues like paperwork and transportation don’t stand in the way of children in foster care getting the high-quality education they deserve.

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Feb 24, 2023

Mayes, lawmakers slam Saudi water deal

Officials on both sides of the aisle want to do something about the deal that’s letting a Saudi-based company pump Arizona groundwater for nothing more than the price of a cheap land lease in La Paz County.

Tucson, home rule, lawmakers, Senate, Republicans, Wadsack, Mendez, Sundareshan
Feb 24, 2023

Lawmakers push to strip 19 cities of home rule rights

Arizona lawmakers are moving to strip 19 cities of their right to home rule simply to help get Republicans elected to the Tucson City Council.

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