Stories tagged: "Arizona Republicans"

Democrats say the bill will harm LGBTQ children. It will now go to Gov. Doug Ducey. Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle” as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state’s sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in...

Republicans state representatives Mark Finchem and Walt Blackman want to run for the Arizona Secretary of State and a US Representative, respectively.  This story has been updated with comments from Rep. Walt Blackman. Arizona representatives Mark Finchem and Walt Blackman were two of the most prominent voices behind baseless allegations of election fraud in the...

Bree Burkitt March 30, 2021 2:37 pm MST

The bill includes a $1,400 stimulus relief check for Americans financially struggling during the pandemic. All four of Arizona’s congressional Republicans voted against a COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday that includes $1,400 in immediate financial relief for millions of Arizonans. The $1.9 trillion bill also includes billions of dollars in funding for vaccines and testing, emergency...

Lorraine Longhi March 11, 2021 12:41 pm MST

The complaint alleges Rep. John Fillmore continuously made “discriminatory and harassing comments” during public testimony. Megan Mogan waited four hours for her turn to speak to Arizona lawmakers in the House of  Representatives on Wednesday.  A Tucson resident and mother of three, Mogan appeared virtually in front of her representatives to testify against a bill...

Lorraine Longhi February 12, 2021 12:51 pm MST

This is despite the insurrection and an unprecedented two impeachments. As the Senate began debate Tuesday on a historic second impeachment of former President Donald Trump, a recent poll shows that more than half of Arizona Republicans believe Trump was the rightful winner of the November election. The poll, taken by OH Predictive Insights shortly...

Sarah Oven February 10, 2021 8:45 am MST