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Sen. Kerr’s Groundwater Bill Heads To House

Mar 13, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A Republican proposal for groundwater policy is making its way through the Arizona State legislature. Late last month, the Arizona State Senate passed SB 1221, which “establishes a process for the designation of a basin...

House Committee Passes Senate Bill Requiring Equal Medical Treatment, Insurance For Detransitioners

Mar 12, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, an Arizona Senate bill requiring equal medical treatment and insurance coverage for detransitioners advanced out of a House committee. SB1511 passed narrowly out of the House Health & Human Services...

Arizona Democrat Legislators Reject Protections For Veterans From Financial Predators

Mar 12, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A veterans-related bill is making its way through the Arizona Legislature, but failing to pick up the bipartisan support that may be needed for Governor Katie Hobbs’ signature. Earlier this month, the Arizona State Senate...

Majority Of Arizona Schools Fail To Report Holocaust Teaching Compliance

Mar 12, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Many Arizona state schools may not be teaching students about the Holocaust. Earlier this month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne revealed that 322 of 750 Arizona districts and charter schools...

Hobbs’ Appointee To Commission On Appellate Court Appointments Resigns

Mar 11, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | The Republican-led Senate continues to achieve results in its vetting of appointments from Arizona’s Democrat Governor. Last month, the Arizona State Senate Republicans announced that Jacob D. Raiford had resigned from his...

Senate Candidate Lamb Responds To Sinema Not Running

Mar 11, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema's decision not to run for re-election is “a political earthquake [that] has rocked Arizona, the likes of which we haven't seen in recent history,” according to U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Lamb....

Tucson’s Free Transit Experiment Heading For An End, Funding Exhausted

Mar 10, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | The city of Tucson’s experiment with free transit (subsidized using a combination of local and federal funding) appears to be coming to an end. In a memo for Tuesday’s council study session meeting, the city...

National Border Patrol Council President: Biden Forced Us Into Supporting Border Bill

Mar 10, 2024

By Corinne Murdock |The president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), Brandon Judd, says that President Joe Biden’s policies effectively forced their support of the border bill. Judd told The Arizona Daily Independent that...

Arizona’s Congressional Leaders React To State Of The Union

Mar 10, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s congressional leaders had varied reactions to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday, largely toeing party lines. Nearly all addressed the state of the border and the economy; however,...

‘Freedom to Move’ Bill To Ban Taxes On Vehicle Miles Traveled Stalls In Senate

Mar 9, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | The “Freedom to Move” bill, a ballot referral that would create a constitutional ban on taxes or fees for Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and limitations on travel miles, SCR1002/HCR2018, failed to pass in the Senate on...

Hobbs’ Arizona Health Services Announces First Chief Heat Officer

Mar 9, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Dr. Eugene Livar will serve as Arizona’s first Chief Heat Officer, the state Department of Health announced Wednesday. The position is part of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan. “I’m excited to take on this...

Arizona Legislature Passes Housing Affordability Bill

Mar 9, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona legislators continue to work on solutions to help their constituents afford and own their own homes. On Wednesday, the Arizona State Senate passed HB 2570, the Arizona Starter Homes Act, with a bipartisan vote. The...