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legislature Dec 15, 2017, 2:28PM MST

Dem leader says new Senate harassment policy doesn’t go far enough

[caption id="attachment_105445" align="alignnone" width="620"] Senate Minority Leader Katie Hobbs (Photo by Katie Campbell/Arizona Capitol Times)[/caption] A move by Senate leadership to update the chamber's harassment policy is provoking some criticism over what is not included. The comprehensive new policy, the first update s[...]

economy Apr 6, 2016, 11:58AM MST

Arizona narrowly avoided backlash facing North Carolina

An economic backlash broadened Tuesday against a NorthAi??Carolina law that critics say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with PayPal announcing it has canceled a major expansion in the state. NorthAi??Carolina has come under heavy criticism since Gov. Pat McCrory signed the law, requiring tra[...]

Nov 12, 2014, 7:21AM MST

Former, current Grand Canyon workers allege abuses

[caption id="attachment_76613" align="alignleft" width="620"] The Colorado River winds through the Grand Canyon. (Wikimedia Commons)[/caption] FLAGSTAFF ai??i?? Federal investigators are looking into allegations of discrimination, retaliation and a sexually hostile work environment in the Grand Canyon's river corridor. A gr[...]

legislature Jan 30, 2013, 9:18AM MST

Gallardo bill seeks equality for LGBT community

[caption id="attachment_55528" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="State Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, said his bills address discrimination against members of Arizona’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in terms of marriage, employment and adoption. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Cortney Bennett)"][/caption] [...]

State Sen. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix, said his bills address discrimination against members of Arizona’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in terms of marriage, employment and adoption. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Cortney Bennett)
Commentary Aug 9, 2024, 12:52PM MST

Supreme Court reform crucial for LGBTQ+ protection

The MAGA-captured U.S. Supreme Court is mounting attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans. President Biden just announced his court reform proposal to help stop them. We know from experience the urgency to get this done.   For over seven decades, Michele’s family owned small businesses in Phoenix, from Central to Seventh Street. Last June,[...]

U.S. Supreme Court
Recent news Jul 24, 2023, 3:42PM MST

Mayes warns parents removing children from public schools for voucher program could victimize them

Correction: Fixes quote from Richie Taylor, Attorney General Kris Mayes' press aide, to say, "Protections under these circumstances are fact specific, based on the type of educational institution, the allegations of discrimination, and the specific protected class at issue." The state's top prosecutor is warning parents that pulli[...]

Mayes, Horne, vouchers, ESAs, parents, students
education Nov 18, 2020, 2:43PM MST

School task force offers ways to prevent violence

Arizona schools need everything from tip lines to alternatives to detention if they want to promote a safe environment and reduce violence, according to a new report released November 18. The findings of the School Safety Task Force, more than a year in the making, also recommend: - Providing more mental health counselors and soc[...]

school safety, Pinal County, Kent Volkmer, 9-year-old, Legacy Traditional Academy, Queen Creek, gun, juvenile, felony, parents
Education Mar 29, 2019, 10:02AM MST

Gay rights groups sue over Arizona’s ‘no promo homo’ law

Two gay rights organizations filed suit Thursday in federal court in Tucson challenging the legality of what some call Arizona’s “no promo homo” law. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Equality Arizona and an unnamed Tucson gay student, says the law “facially discriminates against non-heterosexual students on the basis of [...]

ESA, Board of Education, handbooks, Accurso
courts May 22, 2018, 4:54PM MST

Court rules unmarried heterosexual couple not entitled to state benefits

Heterosexual couples that always have had the right to marry in Arizona are not entitled to the same benefits that the state provided to gay couples who were not at the time entitled to wed, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The judges rejected claims by Renee Loncar, who worked for the state, that she should be entitl[...]

courts May 25, 2016, 12:49PM MST

Arizona joins challenge to transgender directive

Arizona joined with Texas today to challenge a directive by the Obama administration that schools must let transgender students use restrooms that match their self-proclaimed sexual identity. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Texas contends Congress never gave the administration the power to enact such sweeping rules when [...]

SB1062 Feb 25, 2014, 7:31AM MST

Basics of Arizona SB1062; opponents say targets gays

[caption id="attachment_70292" align="alignleft" width="620"] Opponents of Arizona's recently passed "religious freedom" bill SB1062 rally in front of the capitol Feb. 24 (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)[/caption] A proposed law awaiting action by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has galvanized the state's business community and ga[...]

Opponents of Arizona's recently passed "religious freedom" bill SB1062 rally in front of the capitol Feb. 24 (Photo by Ryan Cook/RJ Cook Photography)
Featured News Feb 24, 2014, 5:53PM MST

Cardinals, Super Bowl Committee voice concern about SB1062

[caption id="attachment_70282" align="alignleft" width="400"] Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, raise a souvenir football helmet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, during a ceremony to pass official hosting duties of next year's Super Bowl to Arizona, Saturday Feb. 1, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)[/caption] All eyes [...]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, center, stands between Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, showoff souvenir football helmets after a ceremony to pass official hosting duties of next year's Super Bowl to Arizona, Saturday Feb. 1, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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