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Arizona Legislature Repeals Governor’s Public Health Emergency Powers
By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the Arizona House approved a Senate bill to repeal the governor’s current executive powers in public health emergencies. Instead, SB1009 would ensure governors only have the authority to issue a state of...
Bill Requiring Parental Oversight of Library Books Passes
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona legislature approved a bill requiring K-12 schools to implement parental review and notification procedures for school library books. Specifically, HB2439 requires schools to give parents lists of the...
Gilbert Considering $289k Study For Establishing Controversial Commuter Rail
By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, the Gilbert Town Council announced a $289,000 consulting contract for a feasibility study on establishing a commuter rail. The commuter rail, a mode of public transportation at the core of major metropolitan...
Religious Freedoms Now Protected During A State Of Emergency
By Terri Jo Neff | A new law will take effect in Arizona this summer to prevent state officials from shutting down churches or religious services during a public health or public safety emergency. Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2507 on Monday,...
Tucson Mayor Pushes For More Lax Border Policy Shortly After Remains Recovered Of Texas Guardsman
By Corinne Murdock | Mere hours after the missing body of Texas Guardsman Bishop Evans was found along the Rio Grande River, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero expressed support of the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42, a policy allowing...
Arizona Wins Temporary Restraining Order Against Biden’s Relaxed Border Policy
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, a federal judge ordered the Biden administration to continue executing Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing for expedited deportations and asylum processing. Louisiana Western District Court Judge Robert Summerhays,...
Phoenix High School Students Drop Masks To Participate In LGBTQ Acceptance Event
By Corinne Murdock A local high school has enforced its district mask mandate relentlessly but students dropped their masks to participate in the “Day of Silence,” or “DOS,” a day of action for LGBTQ acceptance. Pre-pandemic, students participated...
Parents, Not Bureaucrats, Now Have Final Say In Masking Of Children
By Terri Jo Neff | A new state law resolves one of the most controversial aspects of the pandemic – who gets to decide whether a child must wear a mask or face covering. On Monday, Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2616 which puts the mask or no...
Bill Raising Smoking, Vaping Age To 21 Gets Stubbed Out In Senate
By Terri Jo Neff | A bill to increase the age for when Arizonans can legally smoke, vape, and use other non-medical nicotine products was stubbed out in the Senate on Monday, although it could be revived before the legislative session is over....
Democrat Secretary of State Candidate Wants Voting Precincts Eliminated, All-Mail Elections
By Corinne Murdock | Former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes declared that Arizona should eliminate its voting precincts and adopt all-mail voting. Fontes proposed the ideas during a half-hour debate with House Minority Leader Reginald...
Bill To Raise Tobacco, Vaping Age To 21 Will Be Heard By Arizona Senate
By Terri Jo Neff | A bill to raise the legal age for smokers or users of tobacco, vaping products, and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21 is set to be heard by the Arizona Senate on Monday. House Bill 2505 is a strike-everything amendment...
Arizona Democratic Leader: Donald Trump Would’ve Stolen Election If Republican Was Secretary of State
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding (D-Laveen) claimed Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem would have rigged the 2020 election in favor of former President Donald Trump if he had been in office....
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