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Tamale bill gets mixed reviews from state, local law …

4/1/2024
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed “the tamale bill” Friday, much to the consternation of Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega. The the cottage food industry bill - more commonly known as the tamale …

Glendale senator pushes bill barring drag shows before …

2/2/2023
PHOENIX — Republicans in the Arizona Senate are targeting "drag story hour" and other drag performances that have drawn the ire of conservatives, with the sponsor of a proposal banning certain …

Phoenix protests aimed at drag show, pronoun bills

1/28/2023
A protest last weekend outside the Arizona Capitol was designed to show displeasure at several bills demonstration organizers said were strongly biased against the state’s LGBTQ community.

Update: Kavanagh holds lead in LD3 Arizona Senate …

11/8/2022
Update 8:45 a.m. Nov. 14 In the latest unofficial election results posted at 6:18 p.m. Nov. 13, Legislative District 3 state senator candidate John Kavanagh increased an already strong lead over …

Q&A: Kavanagh, Dugger seek election to Arizona Senate …

9/20/2022
Standing house representative John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, and newcomer Thomas Dugger, D-Phoenix, are competing for Legislative District 3’s Arizona State Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections.

Arizona legislators at odds over vacation rentals …

11/15/2019
PHOENIX — Calling the law a mistake, two House Democrats are leading the charge to repeal a 2016 measure that stripped cities and towns of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals.

Are short-term rentals a nuisance? Special state …

10/31/2019
The polarizing issue of short-term rentals --- an issue with passionate proponents on both sides --- is entering again the legislative purview of state lawmakers. The 21st Century lodging option, …

Arizona lawmaker proposes bill ahead of Tucson …

10/16/2019
PHOENIX — A veteran state lawmaker wants to put taxpayers of any city that enacts a “sanctuary” policy on the financial hook if police fail to call immigration officials on someone who is a convicted felon, in this country illegally, and then goes on to commit another felony.