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…
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…
