Even though a significant piece of housing legislation was blocked by Hobbs, lawmakers are hopeful other housing affordability bills will become law.
Two other Republican-introduced bills “based in fear and a caricature” of transgender students make their way through the legislature.
The bill offered no logistical or humanitarian solutions to address issues at the US-Mexico border, and instead focused mainly on punishment and incarceration.
Arizona’s 2024 legislative session brought a slew of bills that would limit the freedoms and rights of LGBTQ Arizonans. Thirteen such bills were introduced—all by Republican legislators—and, while most are either dead or can expect to be vetoed, they send a clear...
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.
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.
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.
The agency has been hailed as essential to combating past economic recessions, but has recently been criticized for wasteful spending on luxury gifts for business leaders.
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
Hobbs proposed bringing back a requirement that students who use vouchers for private schools must have first attended public school.
