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Nguyen’s 2A ‘Obsession’ Stems from Fight Against Socialism

June 5, 2025 4:31 pmJune 20, 2025 4:41 pm

Rep. Quang Nguyen (R-1) knew by the age of five or six that communism had destroyed his home country of Vietnam. And today, at the age of 62, he knows something else: he would do anything to prevent it from...

Gress’s Drug-Free Homeless Zone Bill Vetoed by Gov. Hobbs

May 21, 2025 11:31 amJune 2, 2025 4:10 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs rejected a bill on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that would have created drug-free zones around homeless shelters in Arizona. House Bill HB2437, sponsored by Rep. Matt Gress (R-4), would have also raised the penalties for drug dealing...

Willoughby Sponsors New AI Child Porn Penalty Bill

May 19, 2025 9:49 amMay 30, 2025 9:38 am

Pornography creators and consumers in Arizona will no longer have a free pass to use artificial intelligence featuring children in their material. Governor Katie Hobbs signed the bipartisan House Bill HB2678 into law on Monday, May 12, 2025. House Majority...

Willoughby Bill Prohibits Adult Ads on Child-Rated Apps

May 2, 2025 5:00 amMay 18, 2025 2:45 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 18, 2025 2:54 pm

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...

Carroll’s Anti-Fraud ‘Sober Living’ Bill Signed by Hobbs

April 23, 2025 9:57 amApril 30, 2025 8:34 am

Majority Whip Frank Carroll’s Senate bill SB 1308 was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday, ensuring that Arizona’s Department of Health Services (DHS) has the tools needed to address the rampant fraud and abuse in the State’s...

Montenegro, Lake Decry Hobbs’s ‘Blackmail’ over Missing $122M

April 18, 2025 5:44 pmApril 25, 2025 7:04 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has intensified a political standoff by announcing she will veto all new legislation not on her desk until the Republican-controlled Legislature agrees to a bipartisan funding solution for the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). The...