By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled legislature have made restricting abortion a priority this year, and are likely to emulate a Mississippi law that the U.S. Supreme Court is widely expected to uphold rather than a far more restrictive law in Texas. Several legislative measures have been introduced…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Voting would return to 19th Century methods — with their glacial pace and flawed accuracy -– and reduce voter access under legislation Republicans approved in a legislative committee that would ban machines from counting votes, critics said. The proposal is rooted in the Big Lie, a…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — A week after a move to ban all gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Arizona was rejected, GOP lawmakers passed a measure barring gender confirmation surgery for minors. “This bill mirrors the international standards that have been implemented in other countries such as Finland, which is…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Bipartisan proposals to fend off the threat of nearly $1.2 billion in mid-year funding cuts for Arizona schools were introduced Monday in the state Senate and House of Representatives, just two weeks ahead of the March 1 deadline to act before schools are forced to layoff…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Teachers could face lawsuits from parents and potential criminal charges under proposed legislation that adds penalties to violations of Arizona’s parents’ bill of rights. State law already protects the rights of parents to raise their children, but it doesn’t include recourse for parents who feel their rights…
