The inner workings of Arizona’s House and Senate can be confusing. We broke it down to be a little more digestible as the next legislative session begins.
Sen. John Kavanagh, who was the first legislator in the country to propose a bathroom bill in 2013, brings similar bills back for another legislative session — this time he’s confident he can get them on the ballot.
Valley Metro has stopped accepting paper passes in a move towards a more modernized transit system.
Cruelty towards immigrants has been approved by voters at the county, state, and federal level.
Many see the unease brought about by the November Election results as a continuation of the fear undocumented immigrants live in every day.
LGBTQ advocacy organizations are expecting attacks on the trans and queer community to continue, and potentially worsen during Arizona’s legislative session.
According to Democratic leadership, bipartisan solutions will be hard to come by this legislative session.
These advocacy groups have volunteer opportunities for everyday Arizonans to get involved in creating political change.
Prop 314 serves as a painful reminder to those who lived through the state’s “show me your papers” era of unchecked aggression against immigrant families.
Immigrants' rights groups say the language of Proposition 314 misled voters to think it would more directly address the fentanyl crisis.
