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WEEK in REVIEW: April 6 – April 12, 2025

April 13, 2025 6:38 pmApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Hobbs Shunned Gress-Chaired Ad Hoc Oversight Committee Just minutes before a legislative hearing on Arizona’s $122 million shortfall in developmental disabilities funding, Governor Katie Hobbs barred her agency heads from participating, calling the ad hoc oversight committee a “political circus.”...

Kupper Joins ‘Hobbs Veto Club’ over EUA Bill

April 8, 2025 8:43 amApril 21, 2025 6:29 pm

Governor Hobbs has vetoed House Bill HB2012, a bill sponsored by Representative Nick Kupper (R-25). The bill would have prevented employers and the state from mandating the use of any medications approved through the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process. Hobbs...

AZ AG Mayes Joins Another Suit Thwarting Trump Admin

April 4, 2025 9:50 amApril 13, 2025 6:33 pm

Yet again, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has enjoined another multi-state lawsuit attempting to thwart key elements of the Trump administration’s government waste savings proposals. This time, it’s to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from cutting a grant program based...

Shamp Delivers Emotional SB1586 Support

April 1, 2025 9:06 amApril 9, 2025 5:10 pm

In a personal and passionate testimony before the House Government Committee, AZ Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp (R-LD29) made a forceful case for Senate Bill 1586, legislation that would allow detransitioners to seek financial compensation for medical costs and harm...

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...

AZ Abortion Battle Heats Up over ‘Unborn Human Being’ Wording

July 25, 2024 11:09 amJuly 31, 2024 9:36 am

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Whitten agreed to hear arguments over the inclusion of the term “unborn human being” in the Proposition 139 ballot pamphlet language explaining the impact of its passage. If passed, Prop 139 would add abortion...

Pingerelli Authors Bipartisan School Diabetes Bill

May 15, 2024 5:00 amJune 4, 2024 12:33 pm

In a rare moment of true bipartisanship, Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill HB2174, which allows school districts to purchase and administer emergency doses of glucogen in medical emergencies. The bill, sponsored by Peoria Republican Representative Beverly Pingerelli,...