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Bill Allowing To-Go Cocktails Signed Into Law
On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey today signed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Weninger, that allows bars, liquor stores and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go. The bill is intended to mitigate the damage done to businesses due to the governor's...
Arizona Senators Sinema, Kelly Voted Against Continuation Of Border Wall
By Corinne Murdock | Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) both voted against an amendment prohibiting the cancellation of the border wall contracts back in February. Yet, both senators have since lamented President Joe Biden’s...
Arizona Senate Fails To Pass Vaccine Passport Ban Bill
On Thursday, Sen. T.J. Shope, a Republican, joined all the Senate Democrats to kill HB 2190, a bill intended to protect individual medical privacy rights. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bret Roberts, would have made it a misdemeanor to refuse services...
Senate To Vote On Whether Arizonans Can Be Forced To Prove Vaccination Status
By Terri Jo Neff An executive order issued by Gov. Doug Ducey is temporarily protecting Arizonans from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status in order to shop, attend public events, or receive government benefits. But Ducey’s executive...
Scottsdale Unified School Board Shuts Down Parents, Describes Them As “Mob”
By B. Hamilton | The Scottsdale Unified Governing Board canceled its meeting on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, according to Board President, Jann-Michael Greenburg, because of “a belligerent mob.” Greenburg was referring to the parents who had come to...
Phoenix City Council Approves “Most Radical, Extremist, And Anti-Police Plan In The Entire Country”
On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council approved in a 5-4 vote, the creation of a police oversight office. Last November the Council considered the same plan, which is described as "radical" by City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, but rejected it in a 5-4...
Senate President Reaffirms That Election Audit Is About Ensuring Integrity Of Future Elections
By Terri Jo Neff | After months of being spoken for by attorneys or just typing brief comments on Twitter, the two state senators at the heart of the legislative audit into Maricopa County’s 2020 General Election were finally front and center...
“There Is a Bounty On Our Children”: Peoria Mothers Light Up School Board Members
By Corinne Murdock | A coalition of Peoria mothers descended on a Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Governing Board meeting last week to demand an end to critical race theory (CRT) influences in the classroom. Near the end of their public...
Ducey, Pavlovich Sign Water, Air Quality Agreement
They have been long-time friends and on Tuesday, Governor Doug Ducey and Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich capped their professional relationship by signing an agreement to secure the neighboring states’ water future and expand collaboration to...
Restaurants Await Ducey Signature To Allow Leasing Of Liquor Licenses For To Go Sales And Delivery Privileges
By Terri Jo Neff | A bill which would allow restaurants whose liquor licenses prohibit off-premises or to-go sales of booze to lease a portion of another type of liquor license that allows for such sales was sent Monday to Gov. Doug Ducey. HB2773...
Yee, Taylor Robson Announce Governor Race Runs
On Monday, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, and Arizona Board of Regents member, Karrin Taylor Robson, announced their plans to run in the governor's race. The announcements have been expected for some time. Yee has spent most of her adult...
State Budget Bills Could Be Presented This Week To Provide Relief To Taxpayers
By Terri Jo Neff | After months of meetings, crunching numbers, and compromises, the group of legislators and state staff tasked with hammering out Arizona’s $12 billion budget could be ready to roll it out this week. Rep. Regina Cobb (R-LD5) told...
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