State Assembly Archives - Page 22 of 23

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...

House and Senate to Review Inmate Healthcare Costs

November 9, 2023 2:15 pmJune 17, 2024 10:36 am

The joint Arizona House and Senate budget review committee will meet today to review inmate healthcare management costs. The state made news in 2022 when they awarded the $10M state prisoner healthcare contract to controversial NaphCare. The Alabama-based healthcare provider,...

Leezah Sun’s Troubling Behavior Earns Ethics Complaint from Fellow Dems

November 8, 2023 3:32 pmNovember 21, 2024 7:46 am

NOTE: This story has been updated to add comment from a lawyer for the city of Tolleson (Nov. 9, 8 am). By this point, the allegations about the bizarre, confrontational behavior by Rep. Leezah Sun, D-Phoenix, have been well documented. She...

Pingerelli, Bennett Highlight Hobbs’ Failure to Support Education Stakeholders

November 6, 2023 10:37 am

Rep. Beverly Pingerelli (R-28), Chair of the State Department of Education, led a group of Arizona lawmakers, including Senator Ken Bennett (R-LD1) and Representative Michael Carbone (R-25), opposing Gov. Katie Hobbs’ selection of lobbyists to head up her recently created...

Toma and Petersen Release Joint Proclamation Supporting Israel

October 13, 2023 10:25 am

In a gesture of support for Israel, the Arizona Legislature filed a Joint Legislative Proclamation denouncing the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and calling on President Biden to defend Israeli and U.S. citizens. Signed by House Speaker Ben Toma (R-27)...