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MY RIGHT TO VOTE: RESTORING THE VOICE OF THE REFORMED

Governor Hobbs’ recent push to restore voting rights in Arizona struck me
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Lawyers for the state are denying that lawmakers did anything wrong by
allocating $15.3 million for the Prescott Rodeo.


LEGISLATURE CHIPS AWAY AT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY 

The Arizona Legislature has often been hostile to transparency by introducing
bills to limit access to public records and carving out exceptions in sunshine
laws in the name of privacy.  


LESKO’S DECISION OPENS DOOR FOR FRESH FACES IN LD27

U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko’s decision not to run for re-election in Congress leaves
an opportunity for fresh faces to replace some of the most high-profile
Republicans in the state Legislature, including the leader of the state House of
Representatives. House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Peoria, announced his candidacy on
Nov. 2 to run for the seat occupied by Lesko in Congress.  


AS ECONOMY FALTERS, MORE CHINESE MIGRANTS TAKE PERILOUS JOURNEY TO THE US BORDER
TO SEEK ASYLUM

There is a major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a
relatively new and perilous route that has become increasingly popular with the
help of social media. Chinese people were the fourth-highest nationality, after
Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Haitians, crossing the Darién Gap during the first
nine months of this year, according to Panamanian immigration authorities.


AGENCIES USE DELAYS TO THWART PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS 

Arizona’s public bodies often use delay tactics and loose interpretations of the
state’s public records laws to avoid transparency, First Amendment lawyers say.
 


AFTER 2020 ELECTION, PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS SOARED 

Following the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, one of the nation’s
most watched counties is receiving an unprecedented increase in public records
requests.  


AUDIT FINDS VULNERABLE ADULT CARE LACKING

After a state-funded audit found significant gaps in the care that elderly
people and vulnerable adults receive at care facilities, members of the
Legislature are hoping to establish a working group in conjunction with the
Governor’s Office to fill gaps in the care system.  


STATE VOTERS COULD DECIDE NEXT YEAR WHETHER TO ENSHRINE ABORTION RIGHTS INTO
CONSTITUTION

Arizona voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion
in the state constitution.


BUSINESS OWNERS HOPEFUL AS PHOENIX MEETS DEADLINE TO CLEAN UP ‘THE ZONE’

The city of Phoenix has met a court-ordered Nov. 4 deadline to remove all tents
and makeshift structures from the area around the Human Services Campus known as
“The Zone,” and business owners in the area are hopeful.


ATTORNEYS FOR STATE DENY LAWMAKERS DID ANYTHING WRONG BY ALLOCATING MILLIONS FOR
PRESCOTT RODEO

Lawyers for the state are denying that lawmakers did anything wrong by
allocating $15.3 million for the Prescott Rodeo.


LEGISLATURE CHIPS AWAY AT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY 

The Arizona Legislature has often been hostile to transparency by introducing
bills to limit access to public records and carving out exceptions in sunshine
laws in the name of privacy.  


LESKO’S DECISION OPENS DOOR FOR FRESH FACES IN LD27

U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko’s decision not to run for re-election in Congress leaves
an opportunity for fresh faces to replace some of the most high-profile
Republicans in the state Legislature, including the leader of the state House of
Representatives. House Speaker Ben Toma, R-Peoria, announced his candidacy on
Nov. 2 to run for the seat occupied by Lesko in Congress.  


AS ECONOMY FALTERS, MORE CHINESE MIGRANTS TAKE PERILOUS JOURNEY TO THE US BORDER
TO SEEK ASYLUM

There is a major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a
relatively new and perilous route that has become increasingly popular with the
help of social media. Chinese people were the fourth-highest nationality, after
Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Haitians, crossing the Darién Gap during the first
nine months of this year, according to Panamanian immigration authorities.


AGENCIES USE DELAYS TO THWART PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS 

Arizona’s public bodies often use delay tactics and loose interpretations of the
state’s public records laws to avoid transparency, First Amendment lawyers say.
 

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EVENTS

MORNING SCOOP: APPRENTICESHIPS – A PATH TO ECONOMIC GROWTH

November 14th, 2023 | 8:00 AM



MORNING SCOOP: 2024 ELECTIONS – WHAT ARIZONA CAN EXPECT THIS PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION YEAR

November 15th, 2023 | 8:00 AM



RISING STARS & TIMELESS ICONS

November 30th, 2023 | 12:00 AM

The Arizona Capitol Cap Under 40 recognizes the sharpest minds in Arizona who
are under 40. These are individuals who routinely take on the [...]

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EDUCATION

Million Dollar Teacher Project helps retain educators

Educators discuss future of CTE programs in Arizona

Funding anxiety hits schools as Covid relief runs out

ADE says work being done on ESA program as ClassWallet continues as vendor

Public universities ending diversity, inclusion statements

Funding available for SROs, but positions hard to fill

With pay lagging, school districts try other enticements to get teachers

Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic, many face steep path to
recovery


BIG 12 ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE SCHEDULES FOR ASU, ARIZONA FOOTBALL IN 2024-2027
SEASONS

As their time in the Pac-12 nears its end, the Arizona and Arizona State
football teams learned how their new era in the Big 12 will start.


NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY PLANS NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL AMID STATEWIDE DOCTOR
SHORTAGE

Northern Arizona University plans to build a new medical school as part of a
greater effort to address an ongoing shortage of health care workers in the
state, the Arizona Board of Regents announced Friday.





ADVOCATES SAY HORNE’S BATHROOM RECOMMENDATION ‘OTHERS’ TRANSGENDER STUDENTS

Jessie Jordan, an 11-year-old at West Elementary School in Coolidge Unified
School District, told her mom she wanted to be called a girl when she was 2
years old. Jessie now identifies as a binary gender, wears dresses, has long
hair and can practically run a marathon in high heels, said Johanna Jordan,
Jessie’s mother. But, when the fifth grader is at school, she uses the nurse’s
bathroom, which her mother prefers because she feels Jessie will be safer there
than the girls’ bathroom.


ESA PROGRAM ADDED ALMOST 50,000 STUDENTS IN THE PAST YEAR, STATE REPORTS

The state added nearly 12,000 students to the Empowerment Scholarship Account
program in the last quarter, bringing total enrollment to 61,689 at the end of
June and renewing debates about the costs and benefits of the program.


ALTERNATIVE MICRO-SCHOOL FAILS TO MEET ZONING LAWS

Tia Howard wanted to start her own micro-school. So, she contracted with a
curriculum provider, found a piece of rural residential land, signed a contract
and made a $5,000 deposit. But Howard soon found Pinal County’s zoning code does
not account for micro-schools. And per an interpretation from the county, a
micro-school would be barred from rural residential land as it does not fall
under the county’s definition of a “school.”

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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Hobbs defends spending tax dollars to entertain executives during Super Bowl

Hobbs says she’s governor regardless of where she goes, Yee disagrees

Hobbs hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by Senate, contrary to viral claim

Fight over Arizona’s shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of
federal lawsuits

Hobbs says state officials don’t have unilateral right to keep Trump off ballot

State employees with new family members can get up to 12 paid weeks off

Wadsack, Hobbs disagree over meeting tied to vouchers

Q&A with Governor Katie Hobbs 


HOBBS AIMS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR CONVICTED FELONS TO VOTE

Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to make it easier for convicted felons to get a chance to
register to vote.


HOBBS TAKES CREDIT FOR FAMILY TAX REBATE DESPITE NOT WANTING IT IN BUDGET

Gov. Katie Hobbs is claiming credit for a $260 million tax rebate to families
that she didn't want in the budget. And she is doing so even though the law
sending up to $750 back to Arizona taxpayers was crafted in a way designed to
preclude her from doing so.





HOBBS REJECTS REPUBLICANS’ REQUEST TO EXTEND BAR HOURS DURING WORLD SERIES

Sports fans who want to celebrate an Arizona Diamondbacks World Series win – or
drown their sorrows after a loss to the Texas Rangers – won’t have an extra hour
to do so in bars across the state.


HOBBS NOMINATES TOVAR FOR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SEAT

Gov. Katie Hobbs tapped political colleague Anna Tovar for the state Board of
Education. And Tovar won't be quitting her post on the Arizona Corporation
Commission.


‘CHOOSE YOUR PERSON’ HELPS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE 

The Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry, which houses living wills, power of
attorneys' forms and medical care directives for pre-hospital and end of life
care, has grown by about 22,000 accounts in the past two years. 

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