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Gillette leads GOP Clash with Dems over DCS Structure

February 26, 2026 7:54 amMarch 12, 2026 4:33 pm

PHOENIX – A sharply divided House hearing on Department of Child Safety reform on February 19, 2026, revealed a deeper conflict than just policy language. It revealed deep party differences on who controls the structure of child protection in Arizona...

Kavanagh, Olson Lead GOP Against Hobbs’ Veto History

February 18, 2026 3:50 pmMarch 4, 2026 1:52 pm

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers are moving to reintroduce dozens of bills previously vetoed by Arizona’s Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs. This strategy is already colliding with a separate, high-stakes fight over the state’s tax conformity with federal tax standards after Hobbs’...

Cade’s Law HB2665 Advances after Adopting Floor Amendment

February 11, 2026 3:56 pmFebruary 24, 2026 7:50 am

PHOENIX – House lawmakers advanced House Bill HB2665 on Monday after adopting a floor-style verbal amendment aimed at tightening the bill’s wording and addressing concerns that its original draft created an ambiguous new path to manslaughter liability based on “directed...

Hernandez, Kolodin Advance Bipartisan Court ‘Due Process’ Bill

February 9, 2026 4:04 pmFebruary 24, 2026 7:51 am

PHOENIX – House Bill 2976, a proposal to require due process protections before state or county entities materially alter the statutory administrative authority of elected justices of the peace (JP), advanced Wednesday after a contentious hearing that devolved into a...

Gillette Anounces Hobbs-Sunshine Pay-for-Play Escalation

February 4, 2026 11:35 amFebruary 17, 2026 12:21 pm

PHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives escalated a years-long investigation into the Department of Child Safety (DCS) this week, retaining independent outside counsel to examine whether the political donations were followed by preferential treatment inside Governor Katie Hobbs’ administration....

Detransitioner Chloe Cole Testifies on Fink Bill HB2085

February 2, 2026 1:33 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:21 pm

PHOENIX—Renowned de-transitioner and anti- “gender-affirming-care” advocate Chloe Cole spoke at an Arizona House of Representatives hearing on House Bill HB2085 on Thursday, January 22, 2026. By her count, Cole has been to at least 40 states to speak on gender...

Griffin Expresses Concerns over Land Applicant Rights

January 23, 2026 3:27 pmFebruary 5, 2026 9:57 am

PHOENIX – The Arizona Legislature’s Joint Legislative Committee of Reference has moved this week to limit the Arizona State Land Department’s continuation period. While the period is typically an 8-year continuation, they approved a 4-year renewal, subject to substantial administrative...