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Condo law gets challenge to its validity

3/11/2022
PHOENIX — A proposal to save condominium owners from being forced out of their homes has run into a problem. It may be unconstitutional.

Conservative John Arnold files for Arizona Legislative …

3/9/2022
Republican business owner and Scottsdale resident, John Arnold, has filed his petition signatures in the newly formed Legislative District 4. Encompassing parts of Arcadia, North Phoenix, …

Dysart budget cuts avoided by vote

3/2/2022
The Arizona Legislature made an important move for schools just before the March 1 deadline, and districts across the state, including the Dysart Unified School District, are relieved.

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 GOP lawmakers want voters to standardize …

2/21/2022
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to let voters throughout the state override the decision of voters in some cities to set their own minimum wage. Legislation awaiting House action …

House approves condo law change

2/17/2022
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to ensure that if you like your condo, you can keep your condo. Without debate Thursday, the Arizona House voted to repeal laws that allow any investor …

Arizona lawmakers subject to open meeting laws

2/16/2022
PHOENIX — State lawmakers can’t ignore open meeting laws based on their claims that the law does not apply to them, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled this week. In a split decision …

Gun tax exemption advances

2/16/2022
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to help make the purchase of guns just a bit more affordable. By a 6-4 margin, the House Ways and Means Committee voted Wednesday to exempt the sale of …

House waives K-12 spending cap

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted 45-14 Tuesday to waive the expenditure cap that is in the way of Arizona public schools being able to spend all the money they already have for this fiscal …

Equality and Fairness for All Arizonans Act seeks …

2/10/2022
Proponents of an Arizona House Bill are calling proposed legislation a historic act in the pursuit of extending vital nondiscrimination protections for residents who are members of the Arizona …

Arizona Senate committee approves voucher expansion

2/8/2022
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to approve what would be the largest-ever increase in who can get a voucher of state funds to attend private and parochial …