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Last-Minute K-12 Funding Overhaul Clears House Committee
The bill aims to close the disparate funding gaps between schools, but it risks shortchanging some public schools instead.
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GOP Senator Cancels Hearing Over Maricopa County Subpoena
Maricopa County said its compliance with the request had nothing to do with Sen. Kelly Townsend.
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NRA Gun Safety Class For Schools One Step Closer To Becoming Law
The measure’s sponsor said creating the Arizona Gun Safety Program would help prevent accidental gun deaths among children.
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Bill Lets Any Arizonan Request An Election Recount — If They Can Pay Up
Some objected to the measure’s preference for the rich, saying it could exacerbate wealth disparities in access to the political process.
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Fann Hopes Shadegg Report Will Restore Confidence In Elections
The report debunked theories that Maricopa County ballot tabulation machines were connected to the internet during the 2020 election.
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Proposed Arizona Ballot Measure Restrictions Appear Dead For This Year
If both chambers of the legislature were to pass the measure, it would still require the approval of a majority of voters in November.
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Every Voter’s Name, Address And Ballot Would Be Published Online After Every Election Under GOP Proposal
Republicans in Arizona and in state legislatures across the nation are pushing hundreds of measures to add barriers to voting.
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Here We Go Again: Townsend Issues Subpoena To Maricopa County For Election Records
Townsend has been a vocal proponent of the Big Lie, and has made false allegations about election fraud in 2020.
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Marijuana Sales Drop In First Month Of 2022
It was the lowest total sales revenue for the industry since February 2021 — the first full month of sales since voters legalized marijuana.
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Democrats, Republicans View Precinct Committeemen In Very Different Lights
One GOP senator said the committeeman were the most important elected officials in America. Democratic lawmakers largely shrugged.
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Shelved Bill Banning LGBTQ Discrimination, Conversion Therapy Sparks Debate
The bill will not be moving forward, instead the hearing was intended to provide a forum to discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
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Republican-Backed Measure To Restrict Filming Of Police Officers Passes Senate Committee
Filming an officer while less than eight feet away after being asked to stop could earn a person a class 3 misdemeanor.
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Rep. Andrade Un-Endorses Hobbs, Switches To Lopez
Hobbs announced Andrade’s endorsement last summer, about a month after entering the governor’s race.
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Bill To Ban Books With Descriptions Of Sex From Arizona Schools Moves Forward
Rep. Jake Hoffman said the bill was not about sex ed but was instead about keeping sexually explicit material out of the hands of children.
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Lawmaker Who Owns Short-Term Rental Home Looks To Block PV From Enforcing Regulations
Petersen said he doesn’t believe it’s a conflict of interest to own an Airbnb while also filing a complaint about short-term rental laws.
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Proposed Legislation Would Publish Mugshots Of Undocumented Immigrants Online
One critic said that singling out and collecting data from undocumented immigrants contributes to the idea that they cause the most crime.
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White Nationalism Began To Take A Foothold In The Mainstream In 2021, And Arizona Helped
Both U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar and Flagstaff Republican Wendy Rogers have cozied up to a group of white nationalists known as “groypers."
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GOP Activists Are Fuming About Canceled Elections. It's Due To A Perfect Storm Of Events That Started In 2019.
A bill eliminated elections in 2022 for precinct committeemen Republicans have been fixated on reversing the law ever since.
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Critics Say Stiff Penalties For Fentanyl Crimes Would Put Users, Not Just Dealers, In Prosecutors' Sights
Many of the pills that have been causing issues for Arizonans have been counterfeit opioids or other drugs that use fentanyl as a filler.
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Movie Tax Credit Bill Will Cost Arizona Big, Legislative Analysists Say
The bill is an attempt to revive the Arizona Motion Picture Production and Infrastructure Credit that oversaw a one-year loss of $6.3M.
