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Geoengineering Bills Languish in Committee ‘Graveyard’

March 27, 2025 2:28 pmApril 1, 2025 9:40 am

Two legislative efforts to prohibit geoengineering practices in Arizona have failed to advance, as the Energy & Water Committee of the House Natural Resources declined to hear either bill. Geoengineering is defined as the “deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental...

Kolodin Explains Bill Assignments: ‘Appropriations, Expertise, or a Quiet Death’

March 26, 2025 3:47 pmApril 17, 2025 2:34 pm

During the 2025 legislative session, several high-profile bills received dual-committee assignments instead of the usual process of a single-committee approval ahead of a review by the rules committee. Critics claimed Speaker Montenegro intentionally sent these bills to multiple committees for...

Biasiucci Sponsors ‘Starter Homes Act’ to Address Home Affordability

March 26, 2025 2:06 pmMarch 30, 2025 3:08 pm

Despite bipartisan support, the Arizona Starter Homes Act, sponsored by Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci (R-30), is meeting stiff opposition. The combined House and Senate bills (“The Act”) address Arizona’s housing shortage and resultant affordability crisis, yet have proven unexpectedly controversial...

EXCLUSIVE: Gillette Gives Green Light on ‘Defend the Guard’ Hearing

March 25, 2025 5:30 pmMarch 30, 2025 3:07 pm

Arizona’s “Defend the Guard” bill, SB1495/HB2188, originally assigned to the House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections (FMAE) Committee on March 12, 2025, received a green light for a hearing by Chairman John Gillette (R-30). Gillette had held off on moving...

Sheridan Walks Tightrope on Immigration Enforcement

March 23, 2025 6:59 amMarch 29, 2025 11:42 am

Sheriff Jerry Sheridan is trying to find the right balance when it comes to immigration enforcement in Maricopa County under the Trump Administration. While he wants to support federal immigration efforts, a major court case from the past has tied...

Week in Review: For the Week of March 16, 2025

March 22, 2025 2:25 pmMarch 28, 2025 8:30 am

High Profile, Controversial Rallies Hit Arizona Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a rally at Arizona State University in Tempe, criticizing figures like former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for policies they argue harm the working and...

Horne, Petersen Support Private School Amidst State Board Action

March 22, 2025 2:00 pmMarch 27, 2025 2:31 pm

This week, Primavera Charter School‘s CEO, Damian Creamer, held a press conference at the Arizona State Capitol to address the recent move by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools to revoke the school’s charter due to poor academic performance. Creamer was...