Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Biden to announce historic Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers' attention, and they have a lot of questions State legislatures across the country are rushing to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2023
Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant construction A Taiwanese microchip manufacturer building its first U.S. plant in Arizona has agreed to more scrutiny from the state when it comes to the safety of construction workers The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Jul 20, 2023
Arizona governor makes contraceptive medications available over the counter at pharmacies Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor's order announced Thursday The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023
Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024 Elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth tells Gustaf Kilander there’s an ‘opportunity between now and 2024 to make sure that every single young person has the information and resources they need to get registered to vote and to cast their ballot’ The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023
State governors issue 53 executive orders from June 19-July 2 Nationally, state governors issued 53 executive orders from June 19-July 2. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) led the field with 34, followed by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) with three. Governors in 35 states issued the fewest orders with zero. Ballotpedia · Jul 6, 2023
Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenas Arizona Secretary of State’s office in January 6 probe Mr Smith’s office sought information on a lawsuit from Mr Trump’s campaign and former Arizona Republican Party chairwoman Kelli Ward The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023
How Arizona stands between tribes' water For the Navajo Nation, the fight for water rights has real implications, with infrastructure often never built Salon · Jul 2, 2023
The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, June 30, 2023 States have enacted more election-related bills this year than at this point last year. In case you missed it, yesterday we released our exclusive report looking back at election administration legislation data from January-May. Ballotpedia · Jun 30, 2023
‘A year of trauma and terror’: Democrats issue calls to action as US marks Roe reversal ‘States have imposed extreme and dangerous abortion bans,’ says President Biden while Vice-President Harris gives fiery speech The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2023
Arizona executive order safeguards abortion seekers and providers from prosecution Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a sweeping executive order to protect anyone involved with a legally obtained abortion from prosecution The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Zenger · Jun 14, 2023 Acronyms Abound…ICYMI—ERIC And State Legislatures Eight states have withdrawn from ERIC, the Electronic Registration Information Center, since 2022
Ballotpedia · Jun 9, 2023 Acronyms abound…ICYMI—ERIC and state legislatures Welcome to the Friday, June 9, Brew.
Ballotpedia · Jun 6, 2023 Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D) Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…
The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2023 Arizona limits future home-building in Phoenix area due to lack of groundwater Action set to slow population growth for one of the most rapidly expanding areas of the US amid ‘megadrought’
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023 Arizona to restrict some new construction in fast-growing areas of Phoenix Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change
Reason · Jun 1, 2023 NIMBY Cities Are Using Your Tax Dollars To Lobby Against New Housing Publicly funded leagues of cities are fighting zoning reforms in state capitals across the country.
The Independent UK · May 31, 2023 Arizona governor urging Biden to designate tribally proposed monument at Grand Canyon Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is urging President Joe Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate the tribally proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
Ballotpedia · May 25, 2023 SCOTUS takes up Chevron The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.
Reason · May 24, 2023 The War on Tamales Arizona was set to legalize the sale of "potentially hazardous" homemade foods—but then Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the bill.
The Independent UK · May 23, 2023 Kari Lake suffers final defeat in bid to overturn Arizona governor’s race that she lost A judge has rejected Kari Lake’s remaining legal claim challenging her loss in the race for Arizona governor
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Trial over Kari Lake’s last challenge to loss in Arizona governor’s race enters 2nd day The trial over Kari Lake's challenge to her defeat in the Arizona governor's race is entering its second day