The Senate Ethics Committee won’t hold a hearing to investigate accusations that Republican leaders in the chamber violated Senate rules when they ignored Democrats’ efforts to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban.Democrats in the Senate filed an ethics complaint against Sen. T.J. Shope (R-Coolidge) and Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) on Monday.
Republicans advanced a bill in the state Legislature on Wednesday to require schools with gyms to serve as polling places as an alternative to voting centers. The bill allows for both precinct voting places and voting centers. Precinct voting locations are designated for a certain area, so the election workers know the maximum number of people who can show up to vote. With
Republican leaders of the Arizona House and Senate have reached a deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to bring a proposal extending a half-cent Maricopa County transportation tax up for a vote when the Legislature returns on Monday.
State lawmakers are moving to strip cities and towns of their ability to tax residential rentals and grocery store food.The votes Wednesday by the Senate Commerce Committee came despite objections from mayors and lobbyists for the majority of communities that have the levies. They told senators that their budgets are dependent on these revenues.