State Senator Sine Kerr Archives

Kerr and Gibson Win Salvo in State Water Wars

March 1, 2024 5:00 amMay 14, 2024 9:15 am

For years, an “underground war has literally been bubbling up over Arizona’s precarious water situation, with Republicans winning the latest salvo with the passage of Senate Bill SB1221. Western Maricopa Senator Sine Kerr (R-LD13), herself a farmer operating a 4th-generation...

Kerr, Carroll, and Hoffman to Lead Committee on High Gas Prices

October 15, 2023 1:32 pmOctober 15, 2023 4:25 pm

The Arizona Senate announced on Friday, 10/13/23, the formation of a Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Study Committee on Air Quality and Energy with members of the Arizona House. The stated intent of the study is to determine the “driving force...

Rep. Griffin and Sen. Kerr Chair Water Security Hearing after Sackett v. EPA

September 26, 2023 10:30 amNovember 21, 2024 1:09 pm

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the nation by stripping the ability of the EPA to override state control of non-navigable waters by designating wetlands, sub-surface flows, and other small waterways such as overflows as...