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Legislature wants to freeze election deadlines

The bill would keep filing and registration deadlines from moving.

AZ Senate passes sex ed bill, again

A similar bill was vetoed by Governor Ducey last month.

Ducey signs abortion bill

The bill prohibits abortions based solely on genetic abnormalities.

Gov. Ducey signs COVID-19 liability shield into law

Critics say measure would reward bad actors who flouted health guidance and endangered their workers or the public

State Senate panel moves to ban COVID-19 vaccine requirements

Local government and business would be banned from requiring vaccines for employees and customers.

State Senate committee takes aim at abortion

The bill would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Arizona legislature proposes controversial changes to election laws

Voting advocates criticize bills that could change the permanent early voting list or mail-in ballots.

Arizona bill would shield businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits

Republicans backed the measure in a party-line vote in the House Judiciary Committee

Arizona Dreamers hopeful for change as new in-state bill lands in the House

A bill that would give all Arizona graduates access to in-state tuition passed the Arizona Senate earlier this month.

AZ voter-approved laws could be restricted

State senators approved a change to the implementation of voter approved laws.

Arizona seeks to create surface water protections after Clean Water Act rollback

The legislation aims to fill the gap left by the rollback of federal protections, but not everyone is pleased with the current proposal.

State Senate changes Permanent Early Voting List

Staying on the list would require voting under new legislation passed by the Senate.

ACLU AZ files records request for Trump-era DHS agreement made with Arizona

Arizona was one of a handful of states and districts to sign on to the agreements just before Biden entered office.

Bill to purge Arizona permanent early-voting list fails

The measure drew harsh criticism from voting rights advocates

Senate Education Committee approves in-state tuition bill for Arizona Dreamers

The bill seeks roll back part of a controversial state law that curbs public funds access for noncitizens in Arizona.

State's top educator wants steady funding for education

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman wants lawmakers to dip into the rainy-day fund.

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