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IRC chair defends vote against map

12/16/2021
PHOENIX — Republicans would have an edge in maintaining control of the Arizona Legislature through 2030 under a starting plan for new district lines approved Thursday by the Independent …

Arizona AG wants felony abortion law effective now

12/15/2021
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is making an emergency ditch plea to a U.S. Supreme Court justice to let Arizona immediately start enforcing its law making felons out of doctors who …

State Supreme Court decision wiped more than a dozen …

11/3/2021
PHOENIX — When the Arizona Supreme Court slapped down how lawmakers approve “budget reconciliation” bills on Tuesday, they quashed more than the ban on schools requiring masks of …

State lawmakers want another chance at blocking mask …

11/1/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers are not conceding they acted illegally in the way they approved a ban on mask mandates at schools earlier this year as part of the budget. But they are telling the …

Committee finalizes draft Arizona legislative, …

10/29/2021
PHOENIX — Despite concerns of Democrats on the panel, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a map that would give Republicans an edge in …

Arizona Legislator threatened for not supporting …

9/10/2021
PHOENIX — A Republican state senator who has backed away from the election audit she once supported is now the victim of at least one threat. “You have one chance to give the American …

Leader of anti-abortion group says Texas has ‘road …

9/2/2021
PHOENIX -- The head of the state's premier anti-abortion organizations said Thursday she is looking to use the newly enacted Texas ban on the terminating a pregnancy after fetal heartbeat has been …

Peoria Unified brings back more mitigation efforts

8/27/2021
ISOLATION & QUARANTINEThe Maricopa County Department of Public Health updated its notification process regarding K-12 quarantines. Effective immediately, MCDPH will now review cases, quarantine …

Arizona Legislature argues it’s not subject to open …

7/20/2021
PHOENIX — An attorney for the Arizona Legislature is arguing to the state Court of Appeals that lawmakers — and not the courts — decide when they have to have open meetings. In …

Senate passes bill banning certain race, sexism …

5/27/2021
PHOENIX — State lawmakers sent a measure to Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday that would preclude the use of taxpayer dollars to train public employees about race, ethnicity and sex discrimination if …

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 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.