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UPDATED: Black Community Leader Speak Out In Support Of School Choice, Empowerment Scholarship Account Expansion
UPDATE: Senate Bill 1452 passed out of the Senate Education Committee along party lines on a 5-3 vote on Tuesday. BREAKING: Arizona Senate Education Committee just passed a bill to expand funding students instead of systems. — Corey A. DeAngelis...
Legislature Wants A Say In How Their Election Laws Are Carried Out
The Arizona Legislature may currently enact the laws which serve as the framework for elections in the state, but the nitty gritty details of how those laws are carried out is spelled out in the Arizona Election Procedure Manual (EPM), a 544-page...
Bill Would Prohibit All Fracking Operations In Arizona Despite Current Test Wells
A Tucson legislator wants to outlaw hydraulic fracturing in Arizona, despite long-standing efforts by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to facilitate energy projects in the state that...
Election Bills Before House Committee Address Early Ballots, Write-In Candidates, And More
The House Committee on Government & Elections will consider a number of bills Wednesday morning aimed at improving election integrity and voter confidence. On the agenda are several bills introduced by Rep. John Kavanagh, the committee...
Dem Bill Would Require All Guns In Home To Be Locked Unless Carried Or Within Reach
Six Arizona Democrats have introduced a bill that would amend the state’s criminal statutes by imposing a minimum $1,000 civil penalty on lawful gunowners who do not lock up their gun, carry the firearm on their body, or have it within “such close...
Hearing Of Bill To Prevent Arizona Corporation Commission Energy Policy Power Grab Set For Tuesday
On Tuesday, the Arizona House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee is scheduled to consider HB2248, which seeks to ensure that policy decisions are made by officials the people of Arizona elected to make them. “The Arizona Corporation...
House Commerce Committee To Consider Stronger Penalties For Tobacco And Vapor Product Sales To Minors
Proposed state legislation which would set the penalties that must be imposed against businesses which sell tobacco or vapor products to someone below the minimum age will be considered Tuesday by the House Committee on Commerce. Rep. Shawnna...
Superior Court Judge Shuts Down Pima County Curfew
A Superior Court judge ruled this week that a mandatory curfew imposed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors "is not statutorily authorized and violates the Governor’s Executive Order." Approved by the Pima County Supervisors in a split 3-2 vote...
Missing Democrats Delay Consideration Of Bill To Rein In ACC’s Green New Deal Plans
A State House committee was forced to postpone Tuesday’s discussion of a bill about who has authority to set energy policy in Arizona after almost all House Democrats failed to show up for a floor session earlier in the day at which the bill was to...
Bills Would Change Recounts Thresholds And When Voters Are Dropped From Early Ballot List
Members for the Arizona Senate Committee on Government will take up two bills Thursday which seek to amend state election laws, including one that would force county election officials to remove some inactive voters from the Permanent Early Voter...
Parents, Students Struggle As Educators Wreak Havoc With Schedules, Learning Environments
School age children and their parents are facing multiple issues and making difficult decisions as schools officials, school board members, and teachers’ unions wreak havoc with their schedules and learning environments. As a result, many students...
Engel Focuses On Banning Bags As Small Businesses Go Begging
Arizona’s legislators have a lot on their plates with this week’s start of the new session. Yet while many are focused on financially strapped small businesses, election integrity issues, and getting schools reopened, Senator Kirsten Engel is...
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