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Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of Former Sen. David Bradley

Feb 19, 2022

Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, February 20, 2022, in honor of former Senator David Bradley, a long-time public servant who passed away today. “Arizona is saddened...

Flagstaff High School Threatened Maskless Student With Police, Kicked Him Off Campus

Feb 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | This week, Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) employees threatened to call the police on one high school senior for not wearing a mask, ultimately forcing him to leave campus without notifying his parents. The student,...

House Committee Passes Bill Barring Illegal Immigrants From Voting

Feb 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The House Government and Elections Committee passed a bill prohibiting illegal immigrants from voting, HB2492, on Wednesday. The bill would require those registering to vote to prove their residential address, date and place of...

ASBA Drops Its Membership In National School Board Association

Feb 17, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Earlier this week the Arizona School Board Association voted to end its relationship with the National School Board Association, a group which has been under fire by parents, school officials, and legislators for several months....

Maricopa County Split Approved by House Government and Elections Committee

Feb 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona House Government and Elections Committee approved State Representative Jake Hoffman’s (R-Queen Creek) bill to split Maricopa County into four separate counties. The four new counties would be Maricopa, encompassing...

School Choice Scholarship Expansion Passed By Senate

Feb 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In a party-line vote on Wednesday, the Arizona Senate approved a bill to expand the state’s K-12 school choice scholarships: the Arizona Equal Opportunity Education Act. SB1657 expands Empowerment Scholarship Account...

Bill Offering Tax Credits For Filming Movies Approved by Senate Appropriations

Feb 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a plan to attract the film industry to Arizona. SB1708, introduced by State Senator David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista), would offer a tax rebate to movie studios, called “Credit...

House Bill Barring K-12 COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Heading to Floor For Vote

Feb 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Both the House Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education Committees approved a bill preventing K-12 schools from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for attendance. HB2086 passed narrowly along party lines: 5-4 in the...

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Public Entities, Higher Education to Divest From Companies Boycotting Israel

Feb 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Senate passed a bill requiring public entities — the meaning of which was expanded to include state universities and community college districts — to divest from companies boycotting Israel. Specifically,...

Arizona Senate Limits Abortions After 15 Weeks

Feb 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Senate approved a bill to limit abortions after 15 weeks, SB1164, with punishment reserved for physicians providing the abortions and not the mother of the unborn child. Abortions past 15 weeks could be performed in...

Arizona House May Approve Concealed Carry For College Students

Feb 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The House will soon vote on a bill to allow college faculty and students to carry and possess firearms on campus property. The bill, HB2447, would only require that faculty and students submit notification to their...

Senate Easily Passes Bill Expanding Protection Under State Terrorism Laws

Feb 14, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A Senate Bill which expands the definition of a public establishment under Arizona’s terrorism laws cleared its third reading in the Senate on a 28 to 0 vote Monday and has been transmitted to the House for action. SB1332...