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House, Senate to lock down over holiday weekend
The Arizona House and Senate will lock down over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and Democrats are urging a suspension of the legislative session until after inauguration day following the FBI warning of potentially violent protests at all 50 state capitols.
Time running out for some sex abuse victims to file suit
Time is quickly running out for many who were sexually assaulted or abused years ago as children to try to get some justice from perpetrators or those who allowed it to occur.
Loss of moderate GOP lawmakers in Senate no boon for Dems
Democrats picked up one new seat in the state Senate, but are headed into the 2021 legislative session with potentially less power to stop Republican legislation.
Bowers, Fann retain leadership posts; Dems choose Bolding, Rios
Legislative Republican and Democratic caucuses met separately this and last week to select leadership following a topsy-turvy election that saw statewide Democrats succeed but the party’s legislative candidates flounder under... […]
Here’s what was missing in the ERA article – abortion
Ratifying the ERA would make it more difficult for anti-choice judges to uphold legal challenges to abortion rights by creating a precedent for equality between the sexes in the Constitution.... […]
Arizona stymied in taking ‘next logical step’ toward equality
After beating the rest of the country in giving women the right to vote, Arizona has trailed the pack in passing the Equal Rights Amendment. Arizona women led the charge... […]
Sex ed legislation fizzles early in effort to avoid controversy
This was supposed to be the year lawmakers fought hard for sex education legislation, but a controversial start to the session mixed with a pandemic put a pin in that... […]
Masks become symbol of person’s politics, virtue
The Senate served as a microcosm of the nation, where wearing a mask — or not wearing one — has become a political symbol for many.
Parking lot face off with protesters leaves lawmakers shaken
The scene Sen. Victoria Steele encountered when she walked out of the Senate last week was like nothing she has seen in nearly a decade at the Capitol. Steele, D-Tucson,... […]
Bill bans sex ed in elementary, middle schools
A Republican senator wants to bar schools from teaching sex education before seventh grade. The bill from Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, also deletes “homosexuality” from acts constituting “sexual conduct” in... […]
First day of bill filing brings out early birds with ERA, title lending, short-term rentals measures
Victoria Steele walked into the Arizona Senate before the sun rose Friday, wearing a purple, white and green suffragette sash over her dark pantsuit and holding the most important piece of legislation she plans to run next year.
Task force to focus on preventing sexual abuse
Advocates and lawmakers who won a hard-fought legislative victory for survivors of sexual abuse this spring are shifting their focus to preventing future cases of abuse.
