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Tucson High School to Hold First Annual Drag Show
By Corinne Murdock | Tucson High Magnet School (THMS), part of the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), announced that it would host its first-ever drag show in early May. The THMS employees behind the event are Zobella Vinik and Sunday Hamilton,...
Senate Passes Two Election Integrity Bills, Opposes Three
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona Senate passed two election integrity bills and turned down three others. The two that passed with the Republican majority 16-13, SB1260 and SB1477, make it a class 5 felony to help a non-Arizonan vote and...
Arizona’s Public Universities Ordered To Divest Any Russian Assets
By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) has directed the state’s three public university presidents to immediately take the necessary steps to rid the universities of any investments in Russia companies. The ABOR’s order to the...
Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against Pinal County’s Transportation Tax
By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Pinal County’s transportation excise tax was unlawful. The ruling affects two 2017 voter-approved measures from the Pinal County Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Pinal...
New State Election Bill Signed Into Law Last Week Could Be Gutted This Week
By Terri Jo Neff | An internal conflict appears to be brewing over state legislation which passed through the House and the Senate on March 3 on combined votes of 85 to 0 and was immediately signed into law the same day. House Bill 2839 was...
Four Senate Republicans Join Dems To Kill Ban On Local Government Lobbyist Reliance
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Senate kicked off their Monday with a show of bipartisanship. Four Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in voting against a bill to prohibit local governments from using lobbyists: State Senators...
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Linked to International Political Bribery Scandal
By Corinne Murdock | Democratic gubernatorial candidate Marco Lopez has ties to a massive foreign corruption scandal involving a global construction conglomerate Odebrecht and its bribes to politicians globally. According to an investigative report...
Curtailing Governor’s Unlimited Public Health Emergency Powers Clears House Committee
By Terri Jo Neff | Both chambers of the Arizona Legislature have been busy this week considering bills which originated in the other chamber, and one that is garnering a lot of attention would clarify and curtail the emergency powers of the...
Yee Pushes U.S. Energy Financing While Advising State Vendors Of Russia Sanction Obligations
By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee wants to ensure all State vendors understand their obligations in light of economic sanctions put on the Russian Federation by the U.S. and E.U. following Russia’s military invasion of...
Senate Committee Approves Bill Banning State From Contracts Relying On Forced Uyghur Labor
By Corinne Murdock | A bill to prevent the state and public utilities from contracting with companies who rely on forced Uyghur labor, HB2488, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee 8-1 on Wednesday. The only senator to vote against the bill...
Senator Sinema Votes Against Ending National COVID Emergency
By Corinne Murdock | In just under 15 days, it will be two years since Trump announced the national emergency over COVID-19: 730 days exactly. Of all the bills Sinema discussed on social media and in press releases, the resolution to end the...
House Committee Passes Bill Requiring Public Entities to Divest From Companies Boycotting Israel
By Corinne Murdock | The House Government and Elections Committee passed a bill requiring public entities to divest from companies boycotting Israel. The bill passed 8-5: those who voted against the bill were State Representatives Kelli Butler...
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