The economic effect of the coronavirus pandemic has meant our state ad local governments have taken a major economic hit to their budgets through reduced sales tax revenues, which Arizona too heavily relies upon. In April, it was estimated that Arizona faces an estimated $1.1 billion budget shortfall in the coming year economic hit due … Read more
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 25, an area that includes most of North Eastern and North Central Mesa is currently represented by State House Speaker Russell Bowers and Michelle Udall in the House and Tyler Pace in the State Senate. Republicans have exclusively held this district in recent memory. Suzanne Hug would like to change that … Read more
In my previous post on HB 2912 I addressed the grave threat to public health enforcement this bill contains. Please read it, if you have not yet. That aspect of the bill is even more damaging to Arizonans in this time of health crisis than the aspect I discuss here. In the medium and long term, this … Read more
UPDATE: Please also consider reading my analysis of the changes to legal process contained in HB 2912. HB 2912 is a wide-ranging grab for power over state public health regulations and our court system by the Arizona legislature. It very well may be unconstitutional in some of its goals and specifics, which I will address … Read more
On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the Arizona State House of Representatives passed SB 1397, a Senate bill sponsored by State Senator (and former Arizona House Speaker) JD Mesnard on a 59 to 1 vote. On March 3, 2020, it cleared the Senate on a 30 to 0 vote. The bill, which will prevent insurance companies … Read more