Steve Kirwan, Author at Arizona Globe

AZ GOP and DEMS Clash over Unborn Child Legislation

January 27, 2026 2:10 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:11 pm

Three bills moving through the Arizona House—HB2043, HB2144, and HB2074—are intended to expand the legal recognition of unborn children in Arizona law, aimed explicitly at homicide cases, family-court child support, and abortion-related criminal reporting. Supporters are framing them as “catch-up”...

Kavanagh, Petersen Lead 2026 Budget Battles

January 12, 2026 3:56 pmJanuary 26, 2026 2:05 pm

As Arizona lawmakers gavel in the 2026 legislative session on Jan. 12, they’re walking straight into a familiar mess: big promises, tight money, and an election-year pressure cooker. The loudest early concern is tax conformity—whether Arizona should fully align its...

Arizona Globe’s Top Stories of 2025

January 1, 2026 1:46 pmJanuary 16, 2026 2:41 pm

Arizona politics in 2025 didn’t have one defining storyline—it had a stack of them: immigration flashpoints, budget brinkmanship, party infighting, culture-war fights in schools, and the kind of inside-baseball Capitol drama that turns into statewide news fast. Below is a...

Hobbs, Robson and Schweikert Duke it Out in AZ Gov Primary

December 30, 2025 3:02 pmJanuary 9, 2026 1:21 pm

As Arizona barrels toward 2026, the governor’s race is already acting like it’s in the final month — and the tone is getting uglier by the week. Although the primary is still months away, political oxygen is being consumed by...

Fink Asks AZ to Match New Fed Infant Hep B Vaccine GLs

December 15, 2025 8:22 amDecember 31, 2025 1:29 pm

State Representative Lisa Fink (R-27) is calling on the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) to revise its guidance on newborn hepatitis B vaccinations following a recent change adopted by federal health advisors. In a press release, Fink urged ADHS to...

Shamp Proposes AZ Ban on Drinking Water Fluoride

December 12, 2025 9:14 amDecember 26, 2025 8:09 am

Former Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp, a registered nurse with extensive hands-on healthcare experience, is introducing Senate Bill SB1019, which bans the continued use of fluoride in Arizona’s public water systems. Senator Shamp describes the bill as a “direct strike...

Rivero Reacts to LTC Patient Threats from Biden’s ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

November 4, 2025 9:27 amNovember 17, 2025 12:57 pm

Long-term healthcare patients are facing an impending crisis due to the price locks created by Joe Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. In a textbook example of the law of unintended consequences, the very protections that Biden intended to...