By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — New legislation that limits the power of future Arizona governors to declare a public health emergency has passed the Senate Government Committee with a slim margin and now awaits debate by the full Senate. Senate Bill 1009 caps a governor’s state of emergency proclamation for reasons of…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — In his State of the State speech earlier this month, Gov. Doug Ducey claimed that women are being charged up to $800 in processing fees for rape kits — which would be illegal under federal law — but it’s unclear whether that’s actually happening. To back…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick has been a source of comfort for women dealing with unwanted pregnancies in the Phoenix area for more than 25 years. But an attempt to replicate Texas’ sweeping new abortion law that lets citizens police abortion restrictions could tie her hands. Arizona is…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — A bill to help individuals with drug-related felony convictions keep food on the table cleared committee on Wednesday, taking its first step toward becoming law. The bill won approval in the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by the measure’s sponsor, Snowflake Republican Rep. Walt Blackman….
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow PHOENIX — For Kara Janssen, walking out the front doors of Perryville Prison in 2016 was stressful enough without having to worry about food security, especially with three children to think about. “You get $200 when you’re leaving prison,” Janssen said. “They kick you out and say, ‘Good luck,’…
