Arizona lawmakers approve $8M to keep busing asylum seekers from border
Funding for busing was part of a $12.8 million budget transfer approved for the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs border activities.
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Funding for busing was part of a $12.8 million budget transfer approved for the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs border activities.
Rep. John Gillette is supporting a Democratic bill proposed by Rep. Laura Terech that would prohibit the suspension of students at charter schools solely due to absenteeism.
State Republican Rep. Julie Willoughby has introduced a bill that would require all members of the Legislature to submit to random drug testing. As the bill stands, it wouldn’t test for alcohol but would include marijuana despite being legal in the state.GOP state Sen. John Kavanagh says he doesn’t believe drug testing is necessary.
For Star subscribers: Republican lawmaker introduces measure to require all in Arizona Legislature to submit to random drug testing at discretion of legislative leaders.
As a senator, Gov. Katie Hobbs voted not to send the education funding plan known as Prop 123 before Arizona voters. Here's what's changed since 2015.