Arizona Laws http://www.arizonalaws.net Legal News and Updates for Pending and Passed Arizona Legislation Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:41:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 April 25 hearing set on Arizona immigration law http://www.arizonalaws.net/april-25-hearing-set-on-arizona-immigration-law/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/april-25-hearing-set-on-arizona-immigration-law/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:41:20 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/april-25-hearing-set-on-arizona-immigration-law/ The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona’s immigration enforcement law on April 25, in the last such hearing of the high court’s current term.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/april-25-hearing-set-on-arizona-immigration-law/feed/ 0 GOP incumbent ready for AZ’s Quayle http://www.arizonalaws.net/gop-incumbent-ready-for-az%e2%80%99s-quayle/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/gop-incumbent-ready-for-az%e2%80%99s-quayle/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:41:19 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/gop-incumbent-ready-for-az%e2%80%99s-quayle/ Arizona Rep. David Schweikert is preparing to take on fellow Republican Rep. Ben Quayle in a primary fight, even as Quayle struggles to decide in which district to run.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/gop-incumbent-ready-for-az%e2%80%99s-quayle/feed/ 0 Phoenix pot clinic nears opening http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:10 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/ Medical marijuana users are just a few weeks away from seeing their first center open. KTAR Radio reports the center in north Phoenix will be headquarters for almost 50 caregivers and hundreds of patients who use medical marijuana.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/feed/ 0 Phoenix pot clinic nears opening http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:10 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/ Medical marijuana users are just a few weeks away from seeing their first center open. KTAR Radio reports the center in north Phoenix will be headquarters for almost 50 caregivers and hundreds of patients who use medical marijuana.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/phoenix-pot-clinic-nears-opening/feed/ 0 And $1,500 for tow truck management… wait, what? http://www.arizonalaws.net/and-1500-for-tow-truck-management%e2%80%a6-wait-what/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/and-1500-for-tow-truck-management%e2%80%a6-wait-what/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/and-1500-for-tow-truck-management%e2%80%a6-wait-what/ The expenditures listed on campaign finance reports for political parties typically are what you would expect: salaries, office and travel expenses, website development, bank fees, polling, rental fees for events and political consulting fees. Something stands out, however, on the Arizona Republican Party’s state campaign finance report.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/and-1500-for-tow-truck-management%e2%80%a6-wait-what/feed/ 0 Stop insurance industry war on patients who rely on chiropractic care http://www.arizonalaws.net/stop-insurance-industry-war-on-patients-who-rely-on-chiropractic-care/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/stop-insurance-industry-war-on-patients-who-rely-on-chiropractic-care/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/stop-insurance-industry-war-on-patients-who-rely-on-chiropractic-care/ Chiropractic patients in Arizona are being denied benefits and chiropractors are being forced out of business because a law designed to hold the insurance industry accountable is not being enforced.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/stop-insurance-industry-war-on-patients-who-rely-on-chiropractic-care/feed/ 0 Let communities make decision on nuclear waste storage http://www.arizonalaws.net/let-communities-make-decision-on-nuclear-waste-storage/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/let-communities-make-decision-on-nuclear-waste-storage/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/let-communities-make-decision-on-nuclear-waste-storage/ Recent articles about my proposed education fund and related spent nuclear fuel recycling program have produced some uninformed and negative reactionary responses.  I urge everyone in the media, political arena and the voting public to educate themselves about this important subject.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/let-communities-make-decision-on-nuclear-waste-storage/feed/ 0 Capitol Quotes: Feb. 3, 2012 http://www.arizonalaws.net/capitol-quotes-feb-3-2012/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/capitol-quotes-feb-3-2012/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/capitol-quotes-feb-3-2012/ This week’s most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/capitol-quotes-feb-3-2012/feed/ 0 Tobin measure last-ditch effort for new political maps http://www.arizonalaws.net/tobin-measure-last-ditch-effort-for-new-political-maps/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/tobin-measure-last-ditch-effort-for-new-political-maps/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:55 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/tobin-measure-last-ditch-effort-for-new-political-maps/ A proposal by House Speaker Andy Tobin may give Republicans one last chance to rid themselves of congressional and legislative maps they’ve fought so hard to eliminate.

The Paulden Republican wants a November ballot measure that would overhaul the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. The proposal would expand the IRC to 12 members, eliminate a panel that nominates commissioners, and impose state open meeting law on the commission.

]]> http://www.arizonalaws.net/tobin-measure-last-ditch-effort-for-new-political-maps/feed/ 0 Political firestorm looms as lawmakers advance strict anti-labor measures http://www.arizonalaws.net/political-firestorm-looms-as-lawmakers-advance-strict-anti-labor-measures/ http://www.arizonalaws.net/political-firestorm-looms-as-lawmakers-advance-strict-anti-labor-measures/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:54 +0000 admin http://www.arizonalaws.net/political-firestorm-looms-as-lawmakers-advance-strict-anti-labor-measures/ In what is shaping up as one of the biggest political fights this year, conservative lawmakers are pushing a slew of measures that would fundamentally weaken public-sector unions in Arizona.

Taken together, the anti-union bills that were approved this week by a legislative committee are more restrictive than what was enacted in Wisconsin, where political turmoil erupted after its governor proposed to curtail collective bargaining rights for most state and local public employees.

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