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Mesa City Council Set To Vote On Gender Identity Ordinance
By B. Hernandez | On Monday, March 1, the Mesa City Council will consider a new ordinance to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes in the city’s nondiscrimination laws. While the new rules are welcome by city leaders...
Bill To Clean Up Early Voting Lists Goes To Senate Floor
SB1069 would have required county recorders to remove PEVL voters who do not cast their early ballot for two consecutive primary and general elections
Maricopa County Won’t Appeal Ruling Which Recognizes Senate’s Right To Audit Elections
By Terri Jo Neff | Just hours after a judge slammed the door on their legal challenge to two State Senate subpoenas, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced they will not appeal a court order requiring them to comply with the...
Dunn Calls For Biden To Take Responsibility For Decision To Release Immigrants Into Communities
YUMA - On Friday, Rep. Tim Dunn called out the Biden administration for their policy of releasing detained immigrants into southern Arizona communities, which include Yuma. According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in...
Arizona House Approves Bill Ensuring In-Person Clergy Hospital Visitations
PHOENIX – Some find it hard to believe that a law was necessary, but the Covid epidemic has limited the access clergy members have had to the sick and dying. As a result, the Arizona House of Representatives stepped up and approved HB 2575,...
Covid Liability Bill Wins Bipartisan Support, Heads To House
On Wednesday, the Arizona Senate passed SB 1377 in a bipartisan vote, a bill that offers protection from litigation for businesses and others who act in “good faith” to implement reasonable policies to protect their customers, clients, and...
Tourism Bill Would Increase Hotel Lodging Costs To Fund Local Promotional Efforts
By Terri Jo Neff | A bill that would allow many municipalities and counties to “assess” hotels and other transient lodging businesses up to $5 per room per night to fund a tourism promotion agency was defeated Tuesday on the House Floor but it can...
Legislation Would Allow Sheriff’s Deputies To Practice Law or Partner With An Attorney
By Terri Jo Neff | Sheriff’s deputies across Arizona will be able to practice law or form a partnership with an attorney-at-law if House Bill 2763 becomes law, but first the bill has to make it out of the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. The...
Appropriations Committee Set To Consider Anti-App Tax Bill
By B. Hernandez | PHOENIX – As Big Tech continues to flex it monopolistic powers, State Rep. Regina Cobb is hoping to help consumers save money and innovators compete in the tech market. Rep. Biasiucci has thrown his support behind Cobb’s bill,...
Arizona House Committee Passes Term Limits On Congress Resolution
the Arizona House Government and Elections Committee passed HCR 2015 for an amendment proposal convention that would help put term limits on Congress. The resolution is sponsored by Rep. Ben Toma representing District 22, part of the Phoenix...
Bill Recognizes Right Of County Recorders To Have Voice In Some Elections Lawsuits
By Terri Jo Neff | In a move strongly supported by Arizona’s 15 elected county recorders, the House Government & Elections Committee approved a bill Thursday which greatly limits the powers of the Arizona Secretary of State (SOS) when it comes...
Arizona Small Businesses Tax Relief Passes Out Of House Ways And Means Committee
PHOENIX – On Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation that revises Arizona tax structure for taxpayers and protects small business from over taxation by the federal government, without impacting the state general fund. The...
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