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Bill Offering Tax Credits For Filming Movies Approved by Senate Appropriations
By Corinne Murdock | This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a plan to attract the film industry to Arizona. SB1708, introduced by State Senator David Gowan (R-Sierra Vista), would offer a tax rebate to movie studios, called “Credit...
House Bill Barring K-12 COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Heading to Floor For Vote
By Corinne Murdock | Both the House Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education Committees approved a bill preventing K-12 schools from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for attendance. HB2086 passed narrowly along party lines: 5-4 in the...
Senate Passes Bill Requiring Public Entities, Higher Education to Divest From Companies Boycotting Israel
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Senate passed a bill requiring public entities — the meaning of which was expanded to include state universities and community college districts — to divest from companies boycotting Israel. Specifically,...
Arizona Senate Limits Abortions After 15 Weeks
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Senate approved a bill to limit abortions after 15 weeks, SB1164, with punishment reserved for physicians providing the abortions and not the mother of the unborn child. Abortions past 15 weeks could be performed in...
Arizona House May Approve Concealed Carry For College Students
By Corinne Murdock | The House will soon vote on a bill to allow college faculty and students to carry and possess firearms on campus property. The bill, HB2447, would only require that faculty and students submit notification to their...
Senate Easily Passes Bill Expanding Protection Under State Terrorism Laws
By Terri Jo Neff | A Senate Bill which expands the definition of a public establishment under Arizona’s terrorism laws cleared its third reading in the Senate on a 28 to 0 vote Monday and has been transmitted to the House for action. SB1332...
Phoenix Councilwoman Demands Drones Purchased for Police After Officers Ambushed
By Corinne Murdock | Following the ambush of five Phoenix Police Department (PPD) officers during a hostage call, Councilwoman Ann O’Brien issued a memo requesting that her fellow councilmembers and Mayor Kate Gallego move to purchase drones for...
Senate Committee Kills Bill Phasing Out Photo Radar for Speeding Tickets
By Corinne Murdock | The Senate Transportation and Technology Committee overwhelmingly voted against SB1134 in a 7-2 vote, a bill to eliminate the use of photo radar to capture speeding throughout the state with the exception of those in school...
Lucid Executive To Testify Before Senate Committee About Workforce Needs As Production Ramps Up In Arizona
By Terri Jo Neff | State Senators will have a chance Monday afternoon to hear a comprehensive update on the rapidly growing presence in Arizona of EV manufacturer Lucid Group. Daniel Witt, head of State & Local Public Policy for the...
Arizonans Kept From Loved Ones Deathbeds Testify In Favor of Senate Bill For That Right
By Corinne Murdock | Of all that elected officials and bureaucrats took away these last two years of the pandemic, a loved one’s final “goodbyes” and “I love you’s” should’ve remained untouched. That much was made clear by Arizonans who came to...
Arizona Educators Pledged to Teach Critical Race Theory, Regardless of Law or Parental Consent
By Corinne Murdock | Over 200 Arizonans who identified themselves as educators have signed onto a pledge to teach Critical Race Theory (CRT) and all other social justice-oriented curriculum to children, regardless of the law or the wishes of...
Lawsuits Against Schools For Violating Parental Rights Under Consideration
By Corinne Murdock | Parents and guardians may be able to sue just about anybody that violates their rights under the Arizona Parents’ Bill of Rights, according to a bill that passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The bill, SB1049,...
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