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Peoria Unified free from national book banning wave

2/28/2022
There has been a rising current to ban books in schools across the country. Even the Arizona State Legislature is considering a law that bans schools from teaching or directing students to study certain issues and materials.

Deer Valley Unified has no parental complaints about …

2/24/2022
Books in schools, from literature to curriculum, are getting new considerations, especially in a midterm election year looking for controversial topics.

Arizona governor won’t revisit mask requirement ban

8/31/2021
PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday he’s not interested in revisiting the ban on mask mandates despite new data showing schools that don’t require face coverings are twice as likely …

Arizona Appeals Court: Out-of-state felonies not …

8/24/2021
PHOENIX — A felony conviction in another state does not preclude someone now living in Arizona from getting the right to own a gun, the state Court of Appeals has ruled.

Litchfield Elementary School district to mandate masks …

8/18/2021
Even as he argued against a mask mandate, he considered an opt-out option to be pointless. 

Arizona Legislature fails to ban marijuana billboards, …

5/24/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers refused Monday to place restrictions on advertising marijuana that don't exist for liquor and, to a great extent, for tobacco products. House Bill 2809 sought an …

Businesses stopped from enforcing Arizona, local mask …

4/11/2021
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Friday that will bar government officials from requiring businesses to enforce new mask mandates. But there may be less there than meets the …

Arizona bill to ban businesses from blocking …

4/1/2021
PHOENIX — A Senate panel voted 6-4 along party lines Wednesday to bar companies from refusing to serve customers who are not vaccinated. House Bill 2190, crafted by Rep. Bret Roberts, …

Glendale already has distracted driving ban that now …

12/30/2020
Arizona’s statewide ban on the use of handheld cellphones while driving officially goes into effect on Friday, Jan. 1.

Maricopa County’s regional parks prepare to lift …

11/30/2020
The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department will lift its annual fire ban on Tuesday, Dec. 1. This allows park visitors to use campfires in designated fire rings and …

Leaders, locals react to statewide texting ban; …

4/23/2019
By Matt Roy, Independent Newsmedia A day after lawmakers adopted a long-debated statewide texting ban, leaders and citizens are discussing the potential impact of the measure. Gov. Doug Ducey …