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House passes bill trying to nullify national defense laws
The House has passed a proposal to try and stop the government from indefinitely detaining or executing Arizona residents without due process.
House advances bill trying to nullify national defense laws
The House advanced a proposal Thursday to try and stop the government from indefinitely detaining or executing Arizona citizens without due process, despite criticisms the bill defies what is allowed under the Constitution.
Court denies injunction against Brewer’s driver’s license order
A federal judge has rejected an activist group’s request for an injunction against Gov. Jan Brewer’s executive order denying drivers’ licenses to young illegal immigrants who are allowed, under a federal program, to stay in the country.
Arizona measure on states’ rights won’t be on ballot
An initiative campaign for an Arizona ballot measure on states' rights has failed.
Arizona Senate OKs states’ rights ballot measure
The Arizona Senate has reversed itself and approved a proposed ballot measure to declare that the state has sovereignty over the air, water and other natural resources within its boundaries. The proposed constitutional amendment failed on its initial Senate vote but was approved Monday on a 16-14 vote.
Ariz. Senate rejects states’ rights ballot measure
The Arizona Senate has rejected a proposed ballot measure to declare that the state has sovereignty over the air, water and other natural resources within its boundaries.
Arizona lawmakers advance states’ rights bills
Arizona legislators are pushing back against the federal government on a host of issues this session by advancing legislation that seeks a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, sets up a committee to review all federal mandates and requires federal law enforcement officers to notify local sheriffs before taking action.
Beat ’em or join ’em? Federal health care law forces lawmakers to decide what they dislike less
By offering states the option to run a key piece of the federal health care overhaul, the law is forcing Arizona’s lawmakers into the ultimate conundrum: Do nothing and potentially lose significant control over the state’s health care system or help implement a program they’d rather see in the gutter.
Senate kills state ‘nullification’ bill again
Advocates for a more direct action against federal overreach suffered a major setback on Tuesday when the Senate once again rejected a proposal that would have allowed Arizona to nullify a federal law by a simple vote of its Legislature.
Senate says ‘no” to state nullification bill
The Arizona Senate has rejected a states' rights measure to create a nullification process for the state to declare a federal law unconstitutional.
Evan Wyloge on bills bucking the feds
Arizona Capitol Times reporter Evan Wyloge discusses the way Arizona lawmakers are working to write laws that prohibit federal oversight on a number of fronts.
Arizona Senate approves states’ rights measures
Vowing to push back against Washington, the state Senate's majority Republicans want Arizona to join other states in a compact to challenge the federal health care overhaul and its mandates on individuals.
