Legislature
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Arizona Republicans want to tie school vouchers to public education funding, jeopardizing Prop 123
Arizona Republicans are using Proposition 123, a large source of public education funding, to get the controversial ESA school voucher program enshrined in the state constitution.
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OPINION: Arizona isn’t broke—it’s being robbed
it’s time to stop the kickbacks to the ultra-rich and build a People-First Economy—one that puts Arizona’s working families at the center.
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Arizona lawmakers pass last-minute lifeline for family disability services
The bipartisan bill, signed by the governor, provides emergency funding to save a program that supports nearly 60,000 Arizonans with disabilities and their families.
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‘Hands Off Our Budget:’ Progressive groups demand lawmakers prioritize working families over billionaires
Advocates say Arizona’s flat tax is one of the culprits of gutted public services, calling on lawmakers to invest more in housing, education, and healthcare in the state budget.
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Democrats walk out as Trump’s border czar defends mass deportations and spreads misinformation
Tom Homan used his invitation to speak to Arizona’s Legislature as a chance to permeate anti-immigrant hatred and tout Trump administration human rights violations.
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Arizona still doesn’t have an LGBTQ license plate. Here’s why
Yet another casualty of Arizona’s Republican legislative majority: a license plate benefitting an LGBTQ organization.
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Bill to allow for immigration raids at schools, libraries, and other public spaces advances in Legislature
The Arizona ICE Act would give federal agents carte blanche to enforce immigration laws however they see fit and require local leaders like school board members, firefighters, and even librarians to aid them in their efforts.
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Smoking—or rather, a lack thereof—could kill this early child development program
Republicans in the Arizona Legislature killed a bill that would extend a tax on cigarettes to vaping, a move that would restore millions in funding for child development.
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Arizona Republicans are not keeping their affordability promise to voters
Republicans are ignoring these five affordability proposals that would have brought down housing and prescription drugs prices across Arizona.
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‘Tone deaf’ proposal to ban pride flags, among others, meets dead end
Rep. Nick Kupper quickly moved to block his own bill that aimed to restrict the display of all but a few specific flags on government property, bringing First Amendment violation concerns.
























