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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona House of Representatives PHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives today has given final approval to HB2112, a measure requiring commercial pornography websites to verify a user’s age …
Arizona Legislature passes bipartisan bill to block adult content access for minors Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy AZ House of Representatives PHOENIX – Arizona schools will soon have stronger policies in place to keep students focused on learning and off their phones during the school day, …
New Arizona law cracks down on classroom cellphone distractions to keep focus on education Read More
TweetPinShareFile photo by Ellen O’Brien/Cronkite News: The Arizona Legislature finalized the state budget and adjourned June 15, just in time to prevent the 1864 abortion ban, which it repealed, from …
Arizona Legislature adjourns just in time to prevent the repealed 1864 abortion ban from taking effect Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Maricopa County Elections Department: The fight over the 2020 election continues in Arizona, where state lawmakers this year filed the third-highest number of voting restriction bills in the …
Arizona near the top of states for bills aimed at voting rights, limits Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Raymundo Frasquillo/Gila Herald Contributed Article PHOENIX – The House Commerce Committee approved HB 2770 on Tuesday, legislation sponsored by Representative Joseph Chaplik (R, LD-23), which empowers businesses in …
Legislation empowering Arizona businesses to determine masking rules is approved by committee Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Schools statewide have been closed due to Governor Doug Ducey’s mandate to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Contributed Article PHOENIX – …
Republican legislators propose emergency measures to ensure Arizona students can finish the school year Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Pima was hit the hardest locally with the walkout but still only had two early release days as its teachers returned to work Tuesday. On …
Walkout is over, teachers and students go back to school Read More