State Assembly Archives - Page 19 of 21

State Representative Jake Hoffman speaking with attendees at the "Rally to Protect Our Elections" hosted by Turning Point Action at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.

Petersen Sues Hobbs for Violating Oversight Rules

December 22, 2023 8:53 amNovember 21, 2024 12:45 pm

AZ Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) fulfilled his earlier promise, filing a lawsuit against Gov. Hobbs for circumventing state rules on selecting agency heads. The motion before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish requires the Governor to provide her...

State Representative Leezah Sun speaking on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives

UPDATE: Sun Awaits House Disciplinary Action

December 21, 2023 5:00 amNovember 21, 2024 12:45 pm

Democrat State Rep. Leezah Sun (D-22) begged for mercy from Chairman Joe Chaplik (R-3) during her House Ethics Committee hearing on December 19, 2023. She repeatedly denied any serious wrongdoing, characterizing her behavior as simple disagreement, despite numerous complaints that...

Rep. Sun Faces Continued Scrutiny for Behavior

December 12, 2023 2:27 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:52 pm

Democrat State Rep. Leezah Sun (D22) faces continuing political troubles after the House announced last week a pending ethics review stemming from a harassment complaint by Tolleson city employees. Democrats on the bipartisan House Ethics Committee filed the request for...

Dem Lawmakers Caught in Homeless Scandal

November 30, 2023 6:59 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:52 pm

In October 2023, two Democrat State House Representatives, Nancy Gutierrez (D-18) and Analise Ortiz (D-24), blamed a homeless man’s death on Republican policies. Roosevelt White III, a 36-year-old homeless man and frequent resident of Phoenix’s notorious “The Zone,” passed away...

Borrelli and Kern Call for Gutting ASU Funding

November 29, 2023 7:41 amNovember 21, 2024 12:53 pm

The Arizona Legislature’s second joint meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Freedom of Expression at Arizona’s Public Universities convened Monday, November 27, 2023, but this time, without Democrats. Republican Majority Leader Senator Sonny Borrelli (R-LD30) and Anthony Kern (R-LD27)...

Arizona’s ‘Bill Hopper’ Open for Submissions

November 23, 2023 11:46 am

Each year around this time—and Happy Thanksgiving to all Globe readers—the AZ legislature opens the floodgates to an onslaught of bill ideas for the new calendar year. This year, like those previous, is already receiving an onslaught of bill ideas...

Embattled Democrat Leezah Sun Denies Impropriety in Ethics Probe

November 21, 2023 3:49 amNovember 21, 2024 12:53 pm

Representative Leezah Sun (D-22), who faces a series of ethics challenges stemming from alleged misbehavior in and out of her professional role as one of Tolleson’s elected representatives, denies that she acted improperly on behalf of Attorney General Kris Mayes...