Crystal Kupper, Author at Arizona Globe

Willoughby Bill Prohibits Adult Ads on Child-Rated Apps

May 2, 2025 5:00 amMay 6, 2025 4:00 pm

House Majority Whip Julie Willoughby (R-13) recalls her “double take” last year when she saw an ad included with a math flashcard app she had downloaded for one of her children. The app was rated for children four years and...

Rivero Bill Streamlines Contempt Charges for False Testimony

April 26, 2025 6:00 amMay 2, 2025 8:44 am

If Representative Tony Rivero (R-27) has his way, false testimony in legislative committees will soon become a thing of the past — or at least be a lot less tempting. He sponsored House Bill HB2824, which allows any legislative committee...

Biasiucci’s Italy Trip Spawns Bill Banning Food Additives

April 18, 2025 9:15 amApril 24, 2025 11:45 am

What started with a box of Italian Froot Loops has resulted in a bill banning 11 ultra-processed food ingredients in Arizona school meals. Rep. Leo Biasiucci’s (R-30) House Bill HB2164 officially prohibits public schools in the Grand Canyon State from...

Hobbs Shunned Gress-Chaired Ad Hoc Oversight Committee

April 11, 2025 4:32 pmApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Fourteen minutes before a scheduled ad hoc committee meeting on executive budget mismanagement on April 3, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced that her agencies were prohibited from participating. The committee, consisting of three Democrats and six Republicans, was formed...