Lawmakers used a procedural maneuver to sidestep public comment on the bill after more than 100 business owners and community leaders spoke out against it.
@coppercourier TODAY: Business owners and immigration rights groups met at the Capitol to denounce a controversial immigration bill. More than 100 business, faith, and community members have signed a letter asking state leaders to stop HCR2060 from becoming law....
@coppercourier HCR2050 is being voted on today! Thank you @chispaarizona, for this explainer 👇 HCR2050 would put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot to prohibit a city, town, county, or any other entity of the state from restricting the...
Some provisions mirror a 2010 law that was determined to be a form of racial profiling, and was struck down by the US Supreme Court.
The bill raised legal questions, as The Satanic Temple is recognized by the federal government as an organized religion and therefore receives First Amendment protections.
Republican legislators continue to place emphasis on anti-LGBTQ legislation, brushing off a bill expanding Arizona’s existing non-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
Republican legislators are attacking members of the public, the press, and elected Democrats in broad daylight.
@coppercourier Arizona Sen. Anthony Kern falsely claims during a legislative committee meeting that access to abortion leads to a rise in human trafficking. #azleg #azpol #everythingarizona #reprorights #arizona #arizonanews #aznews #arizonapolitics...
The Arizona Department of Education will be promoting conservative nonprofit’s online content for use, calling it “wholesome, patriotic, unbiased educational materials.”
@coppercourier Congregation members of the Satanic Temple spoke in opposition to a bill that would ban displays of their religion on public property in Arizona, a clear violation of the First Amendment. The bill passed through the Senate Government Committee along...
