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Abortion rights measure files more than double the signatures to appear on the November ballot
Arizona’s abortion rights initiative is one step away from being considered by voters in the fall, after the campaign behind it turned in more than double the number of signatures necessary to qualify for the ballot. The Arizona Abortion Access Campaign, which aims to enshrine the procedure as a right in the state constitution, announced […]
GOP leaders: Border ballot referral isn’t unconstitutional
Republican legislative leaders say a ballot referral headed for the November election that they claim would give Arizona the ability to enforce federal immigration law is constitutional, and a lawsuit aiming to prevent it from being considered by voters should be thrown out of court. “HCR2060 satisfies the single-subject rule because its provisions relate to […]
Hobbs, GOP leaders: Mayes owes attorney’s fees for opioid settlement lawsuit
Gov. Katie Hobbs and GOP legislative leaders are teaming up to request that Attorney General Kris Mayes cough up their legal fees for a lawsuit she launched and recently lost over how the state’s share of a national opioid settlement should be spent. State law requires that legal battles between government officials end in the […]
Doctors can’t be prosecuted for providing emergency abortions if they act in ‘good faith,’ AG says
Arizona doctors have the final say when deciding if a woman needs an emergency abortion, Attorney General Kris Mayes concluded in a legal opinion her office released Thursday. “Absent proof of bad faith, nothing in the statute allows the physician’s judgment to be second-guessed after the fact, even if other physicians might have come to […]
Judge allows AZ opioid settlement money to go to state prisons
A Maricopa County judge ruled on Monday that Arizona can spend opioid settlement money in state prisons, ending a high profile dispute between Gov. Katie Hobbs, Attorney General Kris Mayes and GOP legislative leaders. At issue was $115 million that was transferred to the Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry in the new state budget. […]
Abortion on the ballot: Dems say Arizonans will punish the GOP in November
On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, Democrats in Arizona urged voters to reject former president Donald Trump in November, saying that the lives and safety of women are at stake. And a failure to do so will spell disaster for reproductive health care across […]
Hobbs signs $16.1 billion Arizona state budget
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law a $16.1 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday, amid threats of a lawsuit from the state attorney general and disapproval from both sides of the political aisle.
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban too confusing for doctors, Dem lawmakers say
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Attorney General Kris Mayes to clarify the exception in Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban, saying that women and doctors need better guidelines when faced with life or death situations.
End of legislative session guarantees death of Arizona’s 1864 abortion law
Arizona’s strict 1864 abortion ban will never go back into effect, as lawmakers adjourned for the year on Saturday, meaning a bill repealing the ban will become effective in September, before a court order that would have revived the law.
Doctors speak out as U.S. Supreme Court weighs future of ER abortions
With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to decide this month whether federal law protects emergency room abortions, doctors are urging the high court to preserve access
GOP sends more ballot measures to voters, bypassing governor’s veto
Arizona Republicans want voters to give lifetime appointments to state judges and make it easier to kill citizen-led ballot measures. On Wednesday, GOP lawmakers pushed through several ballot referrals, including one that would eliminate term limits for judges across the state. Superior Court judges generally serve for a period of four years before facing reelection, […]
More than 500 medical professionals back AZ Abortion Access Act
Hundreds of medical professionals are backing the Arizona Abortion Access Act, in a final push for public support before the initiative’s signature gathering ends this month. The deadline for the campaign behind the ballot measure to turn in its notarized signature sheets is July 3. To merit a spot on the November ballot, the Arizona […]