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Small Business Tax Relief Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

Jul 1, 2021

On Wednesday, a bill which revises state tax structure passed out of the Arizona House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote and is on its way to Gov. Doug Ducey's desk. HB 2838, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Chaplik, has no fiscal impact on Arizona...

Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of The Yarnell 19 Firefighters

Jun 30, 2021

Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff on June 30, 2021, in honor of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives protecting fellow Arizonans from the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. “Arizona lost 19...

Shope Opposition Stalls Bill Requiring Voter Approval To Rein In Governor’s Executive Powers

Jun 30, 2021

On Tuesday, Republicans were stunned to discover that a popular bill, SCR 1003, had opposition in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen Warren Petersen, passed with the support of all Republican legislators through the Senate earlier in the...

SAT Not Approved For 2021-2022 Menu Of Assessments

Jun 29, 2021

At its June 28 meeting, the Arizona State Board of Education did not approve the SAT for the Menu of Assessments for the 2021-2022 school year. The decision requires all schools to only administer the ACT Aspire and ACT in high school as the...

Three House Republicans Come Under Fire For Voting Against School Choice Expansion

Jun 28, 2021

Republican Arizona State Reps. Michelle Udall, Joanne Osbourne, and Joel John are coming under fire for their decision to deny over 700,000 kids school choice opportunities. The trio voted with all House Democrats to reject a proposal to expand the...

Hernandez: White Nationalism a Bigger Threat Than Communism; Nguyen Fires Back: ‘Don’t Mock Me’

Jun 28, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | During the House floor debate over the budget last week, State Representative Daniel Hernandez (D-Tucson) claimed that white nationalism poses a bigger threat than communism. In just over a century of its existence, the death...

Petersen’s Long Fight To Curb Executive Power Wins In House

Jun 28, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | CORRECTION: The bill still needs to be considered in the Senate. The "win" is confined only to the House vote as of 9:30 a.m., on June 29. Back in January, on the second day of the legislative session, Sen. Warren Petersen and...

House Republicans Call Out Democrats’ Lack Of Support For K-12 Funding

Jun 27, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | When the State House voted Friday to pass HB2898, the K-12 Education budget bill, it marked the end of a grueling process that resulted in passage of a $12.8 billion budget package for Fiscal Year 2022. A key provision of HB2898...

State Representatives Hope To Collaborate With Governor Ducey On Border Wall

Jun 27, 2021

By B. Hamilton | On Friday, a group of Arizona legislators reached out to Governor Doug Ducey with an offer to work with him to address the “omnipresent border crisis.” In a letter to the governor, the legislators also inquire as to the level of...

Business Groups React Positively To Arizona’s FY2022 Budget

Jun 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Positive reactions continue to come in from business groups in response to the Arizona Legislature’s passage this week of a Fiscal Year 2022 budget package which includes more than $1.3 billion in tax cuts, $1 billion in payments...

House On Target To Approve Budget Bills Following Marathon Of Votes

Jun 25, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The 60-member House stayed on the floor until nearly 11 p.m. Thursday to pass 10 of the 11 bills in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget package, and will return at 9 a.m. Friday to debate and vote on HB2898, which covers K-12...

Arizona Supreme Court Rules In Kanye West Presidential Run Case

Jun 25, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Supreme Court explained Thursday why it ruled last year that the name of rapper turned presidential candidate Kanye West would not be printed on 2020 General Election ballots in the state. West announced back on July...