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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 …

Two Arizona ballot items could affect how laws are …

9/28/2022
Two propositions, if passed in the November election, could have a large impact on how such propositions are passed in Arizona. A yes vote on Proposition 128 would amend the Arizona constitution …

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.

Recording police activity? Keep your distance

3/17/2022
PHOENIX — In the age of the videotaped police killings of George Floyd and Eric Garner, when it comes to recording law enforcement activity, how close is too close?

Cat declawing could become illegal in Arizona

2/9/2022
PHOENIX — A House panel voted Wednesday to make the routine declawing of cats in Arizona illegal after the chairman of the committee called it “gruesome and unnecessary.” The …

Bill would limit state forms to male, female

2/7/2022
PHOENIX — Insisting that boys are boys and girls are girls, Arizona lawmakers are moving to block state agencies from giving a third option for those who identify as neither. HB 2294 would …

Lawmaker wants artificial turf in HOAs

1/12/2022
PHOENIX — Rep. John Kavanagh is in a turf war. Over turf. The Fountain Hills Republican has proposed a state law to override any rules of a homeowner association that requires lawns to be …

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, …