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Physicians Applaud Ducey, Barto For Medical Graduate Transitional Training Permit Bill
On May 10, Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 12 71 into law, increasing the long term supply of fully licensed physicians. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Nancy Barto, passed both chambers with bipartisan support. The Association of American...
Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff For National Peace Officers Memorial Day
On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, Saturday, May 15, in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Every May 15, Peace Officers Memorial Day pays tribute to...
Rep. Bolding Raises Possibility Of NFL Pulling Super Bowl LVII From Arizona
By Terri Jo Neff | While some politicians have called in the past for boycotts or buycotts of specific companies, Rep. Reginald Bolding (LD27) has raised the subject of whether the National Football League should consider pulling the February 2023...
Chambers Of Commerce Applaud Ducey’s “Arizona Back To Work” Plan
PHOENIX — Across the state, chambers of commerce are applauding Governor Doug Ducey’s decision that Arizona will no longer be taking the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and instead will offer one-time bonuses to returning workers, along...
Senate Committee Passes Revised Sex Ed Parental Rights Bill
By B. Hamilton | On Thursday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, in a party line vote, approved HB 2035, legislation that will strengthen parental input in the Sex Education curriculum offered to their children. A previous version of...
Tax Issues Force Arizona’s Economic Outlook Ranking To Slip
The American Legislative Exchange Council's latest annual Rich States, Poor States report shows Arizona's economic outlook ranking is slipping. Of the 15 variables the report uses for its economic outlook ranking, Arizona received poor grades for...
Bolick Tweet Points Out Hypocrisy Of Supporting Private Companies In Elections But Not Education
By Terri Jo Neff | Rep. Shawnna Bolick says a tweet she wrote Wednesday was not intended as a commentary on the Senate’s ongoing audit of Maricopa County’s election process. Instead, she was simply trying to draw attention to a double-standard by...
Goldwater Report Finds School Funding Not Getting To Classrooms, Teachers
By B. Hamilton | Two topics that arise year after year, teacher’s salaries and public-school budgets, are often misunderstood and misrepresented. In fact, many say the RedForEd movement was created and nurtured with those misunderstandings and...
Arizona Senate Passes, Governor Signs Election Integrity Bill
Arizona’s Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) is no longer permanent, after Gov. Doug Ducey signed one of Arizona’s most important pieces of election integrity legislation in years on Tuesday. The Arizona Senate approved SB1485 earlier in the day to...
AZ Legislature Urges Study Of Harvesting Mississippi Floodwaters For Colorado River
On Tuesday, the Arizona Legislature called on the U.S. Congress to fund a feasibility study for the development of a dam and pipeline to harvest floodwater from the Mississippi River to replenish the Colorado River. The request took the form of...
Ducey, 19 Other Governors Call On Biden-Harris To End Border Crisis
By B. Hamilton | As the border crisis rages, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and 19 fellow governors are calling on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to take action to end the humanitarian debacle. Just this week, Chief Patrol Agent...
Election Integrity Bill Remains Stalled in Senate
By Terri Jo Neff | What promised to be Republicans’ most impactful state election integrity bill of the legislative session did not get voted on Monday, despite being on the calendar for a final reading in the State Senate. Sen. Michelle...
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