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State voters could decide next year whether to enshrine abortion rights into constitution
Arizona voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.
First legislative sessions after Roe produce patchwork of abortion laws
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court returned regulation of abortion to the states, the first full legislative sessions post-Roe v. Wade produced a lot of confusion and little agreement, with more extreme measures going so far as to propose criminalizing pregnant people – once unthinkable on all sides of the debate.
Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act, next ruling could go further
Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on hold, while the Supreme Court weakened another section of the Voting Rights Act with a ruling from Arizo[...]
Arizona schools chief sets up critical race theory hotline
The Arizona Department of Education has launched a hotline for people to report classroom lessons that use critical race theory or emotional support curriculum, concepts that have been the target of conservative outrage in recent years.
Arizona education executive to join Virginia community college system
An experienced higher education executive from Arizona has been tapped to lead Virginia's system of 23 community colleges after a lengthy search.
Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
Four Oath Keepers charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden accepted an "invitation to sedition" issued by the far-right extremist group's founder, a federal prosecutor said Monday at the start of a second trial for group leaders and members.
2nd Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to get underway
After securing seditious conspiracy convictions against two leaders of the Oath Keepers, the Justice Department will begin Monday to try to make its Capitol riot case against four others, including a Phoenix man, affiliated with the far-right extremist group.
Arizona groups push ranked choice voting
Nonpartisan groups across Arizona are working to put ranked choice voting on the ballot in 2024. One group, Voter Choice Arizona, is dedicated to reforming the state’s election system to move away from two-party elections and hyper-partisanship.
States move to keep court from lifting Trump asylum policy
A coalition of conservative-leaning states is making a last-ditch effort to keep in place a Trump-era public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border.
Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?
The company that makes Jack Daniel's is howling mad over a squeaking dog toy made by an Arizona-based business that parodies the whiskey's signature bottle. Now, the liquor company is barking at the door of the Supreme Court.
Tucson woman arrested in abortion-rights protest during Supreme Court hearing
A Tucson woman was one of three people arrested Wednesday after they disrupted a Supreme Court hearing with a protest over the court’s decision to reverse its 1973 ruling that had recognized a right to an abortion.
Arizona weighing in-state tuition rate for some non-citizens
Arizona voters this November will decide whether to allow students, regardless of their immigration status, to obtain financial aid and cheaper in-state tuition at state universities and community colleges.
