State Legislature
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This Tucson woman doesn’t trust the AZ GOP to protect access to contraceptives
Delaney Heileman uses birth control to treat her endometriosis. Meanwhile, a local Republican lawmaker suggested that contraceptives are for promiscuous women and should not be protected under law.
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LUCHA sues to block anti-immigration ballot measure over single-subject law
Ballot measures can only address a single subject, but the Republican-backed proposal would change court proceedings, the criminal code, labor laws, prison regulations, and public health and safety requirements.
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GOP legislators’ latest ballot proposal: Shield appointed judges from being voted out
Arizona lawmakers voted Wednesday to send an initiative to the November ballot that would protect two state Supreme Court justices targeted for removal from the bench over their support for a near-total abortion ban dating back to the Civil War.
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Celebrities, doctors, and local advocates rally Arizonans to turn out for abortion rights
The campaign was organized by Vote for Abortion in an attempt to educate voters about the role this year’s elections will play in determining the future of reproductive rights in Arizona.
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Republicans add ballot measure allowing warrantless arrests over immigration suspicions
The measure is expected to immediately face legal challenges, as opponents believe the breadth of the measure goes against a requirement in state law that ballot measures only address a single subject.
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BREAKING: Arizona Republicans ban public from attending controversial immigration bill vote, in possible violation of state law
The anti-immigration measure has been met with criticism from law enforcement, business owners, faith leaders, immigration rights groups, and Democratic lawmakers.
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Meet the Gen Z candidate taking on one of Arizona’s most MAGA Republicans
Failure to address gun violence and support for Arizona’s total abortion ban has put Rogers in Gen Z’s crosshairs.
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VIDEO: Arizona Senate advances proposed ballot measure to let local police make border-crossing arrests
The Arizona Senate approved a proposed ballot measure that would ask voters in November to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry.
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Republicans move to add ballot measure allowing warrantless arrests over immigration suspicions
The bill, disguised as an effort to address the fentanyl crisis, would allow law enforcement across the state to arrest anyone they suspected is an undocumented immigrant.
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Judge sets $10,000 bond after Giuliani fails to appear for booking in Arizona fake elector case
Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of forgery, fraud, and conspiracy in “preventing the lawful transfer of the presidency” from Trump to Biden in 2020.
