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Arizona officials mum on voting bills’ impact

4/8/2021
Controversial voting bills were enough for the state of Georgia to lose the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and Arizona has both a large sporting event and its own election-related legislative bills coming up.

Boyer-led bill for firefighter benefits makes way to …

4/7/2021
The Arizona House of Representatives advanced SB 1451 introduced by Senator Paul Boyer (R-Glendale), District 20, on April 7 and designed to make it easier for firefighters to qualify for coverage under a cancer presumption.

Arizona Senate approves bill in attempted block on …

3/31/2021
PHOENIX — If the federal government imposes new restrictions on guns, it's going to have to enforce them without Arizona's help. On a 17-13 margin, the state Senate on Tuesday approved …

Arizona Legislature expands Medicaid spending

3/29/2021
Arizona health experts are celebrating the passage of legislation that will increase the expenditure authority for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

Arizona bill would allow for 4-year degrees at …

3/25/2021
The coronavirus pandemic has brought to light issues of inequity in many aspects of life, from food to medicine. It’s also brought up issues of equity in education, with students turning online in droves when the pandemic shuttered school doors for months.

Arizona bills targeting protests, reports against …

3/19/2021
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers voted Thursday to create a new law that its sponsor admitted is designed to convince people to stay away from some protests, often against police brutality, even …

Arizona bill would warn dating app users of scammers

3/17/2021
PHOENIX -- Arizonans who may be blinded a bit in their search for love are in line to get some protections from the state, if not for heartbreak, at least from being fleeced for their …

GOP leaders scrap early ballot laws

3/9/2021
PHOENIX — Republican senators are moving on two fronts to erect new hurdles in the path of those who want to vote early.

Arizona legislators back new measures to restrict …

3/5/2021
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers acted Thursday to erect two new hurdles in the path of individuals and groups seeking to craft their own laws. With only Republicans in support, the House …

Arizona legislators look to curb governor's emergency …

3/4/2021
PHOENIX — State legislators voted Thursday on multiple fronts to curb the power of the governor — this one and future ones — to declare and maintain an emergency. With no …

Arizona senator dispute with aide leaves questions …

3/1/2021
PHOENIX -- An investigators report into conduct of Sen. Wendy Rogers finds at least some proof she talked down to her now former aide but left most of his allegations unresolved.

Dueling bills tackle ‘conversion’ therapy

2/17/2021
Two bills that could define the use of controversial “conversion” therapy techniques said to help gays and lesbians overcome their same-sex attraction potentially are headed for a …