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Arizona Voters OK 2 Initiatives, Reject 1 Ballot Measure
The passed propositions require disclosures on dark money contributions to political campaigns and cap medical debt interest rates at 3%.
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State Republicans Failed to Pass These 6 ‘Bad Policy’ Election Laws
The failed proposals would have added layers of bureaucracy to the election process, such as requiring returned ballots to be sorted by precinct and limiting what pens could be used at polling places.
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Legislature, Ducey, OK Fix to Candidate Signature Glitch
New district maps and numbering led to the problem, which was compounded by a delay in adopting new maps because of late US Census numbers.
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Arizona Supreme Court Questions Legality of Voter-Approved Tax That Would Give Millions to Schools
The Invest in Education Act is expected to raise more than $800 million a year in new taxes for education. The Arizona Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on whether hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxes collected under a voter initiative enacted in November can be legally spent when a provision of the state…
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GOP-Backed Bill Limiting LGBTQ Sex Ed—Dubbed Strictest in the Nation—Passes Arizona House
Democrats say the bill will harm LGBTQ children. It will now go to Gov. Doug Ducey. Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle” as they faced a lawsuit, they have approved revamping the state’s sex education laws to make them some of the strictest in…
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Arizona Senate Republicans Fail — Again — in 2020 Election Fight
One Republican member joined all 14 Democrats in voting against a contempt resolution that would have led to the arrest of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Republicans who control the Arizona Senate fell one vote short on Monday of holding the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in contempt for failing to turn over voting…
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Arizona’s COVID Cases Are Surging, Yet Ducey Wants to Cut Funding From Schools That Lose Enrollment
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said Ducey was ignoring the reality of COVID-19 and its effects on schools. Schools that have lost students during the pandemic would see their funding cut under a proposal Gov. Doug Ducey outlined Monday in his annual state-of-the-state address, a speech that hardened his longstanding resistance to school and…
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Five Things to Expect From the Arizona Legislature This Year
Republicans have rejected calls to raise the state’s unemployment benefits above $240 per week while demanding COVID liability protection for businesses.
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Arizona Electoral College Votes Confirm Biden Win
The location of the event was not publicly disclosed because of concerns about protesters. Arizona’s 11 Electoral College members cast their votes for Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris Monday, following state law that requires delegates from the party whose candidates received the most votes to back the winning candidate. The 11 electors…
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The Last Arizona County Finalizes Election Tally. Biden Has Won Arizona.
Elected leaders in the last Arizona county to certify results signed off on their tally, setting the stage for state leaders to formalize Biden’s win.
