By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — The grass lawns in front of the Arizona Capitol were filled with brightly painted circus-style games on Feb. 28, all of them satirical references to recent legislation restricting voting rights. “We’re here to demonstrate that inside of those (legislative) chambers, Republican legislators are playing with people’s…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Juvenile offenders might see their financial load lightened, thanks to new legislation approved by the state House of Representatives that would eliminate the rollover of court fees on them and their families. The legislation would scrap the court’s ability to charge juvenile delinquents or their parents…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Arizona landscapes would have a better chance of ending up on the silver screen under a legislative proposal to lure production companies to the Grand Canyon State with $150 million in tax credits that the Senate has approved. Proponents argue it will foster jobs, infrastructure and…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — “Never forget” will not only be enshrined in American vernacular but also Arizona curriculum, if a new proposal establishing 9/11 Education Day approved this week passes into law. Public school teachers will be directed to craft lesson plans about the terrorist attacks every September 11, or…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Republicans hope to replace outside ballot drop boxes with “smart” boxes that don’t yet exist and will cost 500% more than the ones that Arizona counties already use, based on the unfounded claim that ballot-box stuffing helped steal the election from former President Trump. While current drop boxes…
