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USAF Begins Process To Change Use Of Airspace Across Much Of Arizona

Feb 20, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Public comments are due on or before March 4 for those wishing to provide input about a proposed plan by U.S. Air Force change how its special use airspace is utilized in several military operations areas, referred to as an MOA....

Voter ID Requirement for Mail-In, Early Ballots Passes House Committee

Feb 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The House Government and Elections Committee narrowly approved a resolution requiring expanded voter ID requirements for any mail-in or early drop-off ballots. HCR2025, called the “Arizonans for Voter ID Act,” would...

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...