State Legislature
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Republicans push termination of economic growth agency, Democrats call for reform
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.
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After a year of outcry, Arizona’s wildcat subdivisions and groundwater drilling remain a problem
While both issues received band-aid-like solutions last year, long-term resolutions have yet to be realized.
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Showdown imminent between Hobbs and Republican legislators over school vouchers
Hobbs proposed bringing back a requirement that students who use vouchers for private schools must have first attended public school.
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Arizona Legislature introduces bill to legalize new burial method
An Arizona lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow people to return to the earth in a more renewable way through human composting.
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Republicans push to kill agency credited for rebuilding Arizona’s economy after Great Recession
Republicans introduced a bill to close Arizona’s economic development agency, which was created in 2011 in response to the Great Recession.
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Hobbs offered a solution to border security. Will Republicans fund it?
The Arizona governor recently created a new border security office with funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act.
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Arizona Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1864 abortion ban on Tuesday
Under its previous Republican leadership, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office argued in favor of the state’s 1864 total abortion ban, but reversed course when Democratic AG Kris Mayes took office in January.
