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Hobbs focuses on affordability, bipartisanship in third State of the ...
2 天之前 · In her annual State of the State address, Gov. Katie Hobbs laid out what she called “the Arizona Promise,” highlighting affordable housing, child care, border security, reproductive freedom and water conservation as her priorities for the 2025 session.
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2 天之前 · The newest representative in Legislative District 4 is a major pickup for the GOP, which took both House seats in one of the most competitive districts of the state. Representative-elect Pamela Carter, a Republican from Scottsdale, will serve …
Uphill battles in store for several agency directors awaiting ...
4 天之前 · Nineteen state agency directors will need to be confirmed during the 2025 legislative session, and while some are likely to make it through, others face an uphill battle before the Senate Committee on Director Nominations. After a failed 2023 confirmation process led to a 2024 legal battle, Gov ...
Is the door open for change in the criminal justice system?
4 天之前 · It passed the House Military and Public Safety Committee and on the House floor but failed to secure a Senate committee assignment. As for the bill’s third go-around, Steven Scharboneau, lobbyist for Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, said he believes all parties to be on the same page, noting support from the Corrections Department and law enforcement.
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Jan 1, 2025 Indicted Cochise County supervisor loses appeal, will ask for Supreme Court review. Judge Paul McMurdie, writing for the unanimous court, acknowledged that elected officials do have a certain "legislative immunity'' for votes they take.
Departing lawmakers offer advice to newcomers
2024年12月27日 · Arizona House Speaker pro tempore Travis Grantham, R-Gilbert, calls for order on the House floor, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at the Capitol. Grantham, who chose not to run for election again, said newly elected lawmakers should follow the lead of the chairman of committees and communicate whether they will support a bill.
2024 brought some legislative success on housing, but left more …
2024年12月30日 · Both parties set their sights on easing Arizona’s housing problems in 2024, but even with bipartisan efforts, came up short. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were hoping to address high housing costs and shortages in the state’s housing stock.
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