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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WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Biden administration rescinded its approval for the proposed Resolution Copper mine, just days before it was to transfer thousands of acres of federal land for the project.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influence legislation involving Arizona’s election laws, and some of their literature has come under challenge as being outdated or...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,...

Covid Liability Bill Wins Bipartisan Support, Heads To House

Feb 25, 2021

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

Feb 24, 2021

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

Feb 23, 2021

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...