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Parents Applaud Bill Allowing Districts To Post Learning Materials Review Process

Mar 5, 2021

By B. Hernandez | Parents, like those in the Peoria Unified School District, are praising a bill, SB1058, which requires district and charter schools to post a list of procedures used to review and approve learning materials and procedures by which...

Arizona Businesses One Step Closer To Freedom As Mask Optional Bill Heads To Senate

Mar 4, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona businesses are one step closer to freedom from state and local governments requiring them to enforce mask mandates. On Wednesday, the House passed HB 2770 in a close vote of 31-28, with one representative abstaining....

Two Bills Move Forward To Protect Gun Rights And Access

Mar 4, 2021

Terri Jo Neff | Two pieces of state legislation aimed at protecting gunowners’ rights made it out of the Senate on Wednesday, and it is now up to House Speaker Rusty Bowers to assign the bills to House committees. SB1382 deems stores which sell...

Ducey Sets March 15 Deadline To Get Students “Back In The Classroom”

Mar 4, 2021

By Lori Hunnicutt | On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued an executive order returning schools to in-person, teacher-led instruction. ANNOUNCEMENT: Getting kids back in the classroom is one of the most important things we can do as we...

Bill To Rename And Clean Up Permanent Early Voting List Heads To House

Mar 3, 2021

On Tuesday, the Arizona Senate passed SB1485, a bill sponsored by Sen. Ugenti-Rita intended to clean up the permanent early voting list. SB1485 requires a county recorder to remove a voter from the list, now dubbed the Early Voting List (EVL) and...

Biden Administration Rescinds Approval For Job Creating Resolution Copper Mine

Mar 3, 2021

WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Biden administration rescinded its approval for the proposed Resolution Copper mine, just days before it was to transfer thousands of acres of federal land for the project. The Department of Agriculture said it ordered...

Out-Of-State PAC Seeks To Influence Arizona Election Laws

Mar 2, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A Denver-based political action committee has poured more than $800,000 into lobbyist efforts to influence legislation involving Arizona’s election laws, and some of their literature has come under challenge as being outdated or...

Mesa City Council Set To Vote On Gender Identity Ordinance

Mar 1, 2021

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

Feb 28, 2021

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

Feb 27, 2021

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

Feb 27, 2021

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

Feb 25, 2021

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,...