By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Senate Republicans on Monday advanced bills on voter registration that critics say will discourage some younger people — particularly college students — from registering to vote. On Monday afternoon, the Senate Government Committee considered bills from the lower chamber. One bill would ban same-day voter registration…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey’s claim that facilities in some Arizona counties are charging victims to process their rape kits is disputed by almost every county, and those advancing the claim refuse to reveal where it’s happening. On Jan. 11, Ducey announced that some Arizona jurisdictions were charging…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — In 2019, there were 180 Arizona schools that received a D or F rating and new legislation given preliminary approval by the House would hand over their operations or shut them down if they don’t improve. House Bill 2808 establishes the Arizona Achievement District. This district is…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Schools would be required to publicly post every new book bought for their libraries, have elected governing board members approve all new book purchases and let parents know every book their child checks out under a proposal Senate Republicans advanced Tuesday. Critics said the new requirements…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Employers could be forced to fork out a year’s wages as reparations to employees whose religious exemptions from a company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy were denied. The Arizona House of Representatives on Monday gave preliminary approval to House Bill 2198, which requires employers to pay a lump sum…
