The Arizona Legislature is working through a long list of bills that may end up on Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.
Ducey has already approved one bill that prohibits government agencies from requiring COVID -19 vaccines and bars schools from requiring masks for students under the age of 18 unless a parent approves.
The Legislature has also approved a bill that would allow parents to sue teachers, school officials and government officials who they believe have “usurped” their right to guide their child’s education.
And two Republicans, Kari Lake and Rep. Mark Finchem, are suing to stop the use of machines in tabulating the vote in the 2022 election. The two candidates, both running for statewide offices, claim that the machines are vulnerable to hacking and that the technology used in them is being kept from the public.
An 18-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder after crashing a Toyota RAV4 while fleeing from a state trooper near Picacho Thursday in a human smuggling effort, killing three people.
Authorities were investigating the crash of one of two planes that were part of a Red Bull stunt in which two pilots attempted to swap planes in mid-air over the Arizona desert near Eloy.
Much like Friday night’s game between the Poston Butte and Vista Grande softball teams, the matchup on Monday night was a battle of resiliency as the fireworks carried over from the previous game.
Maricopa Monitor reporter Kimlye Stager has the Back Story on a man who recently turned himself in to the Maricopa Police Department in connection with the vandalism at the Duke at Rancho El Dorado golf course.
Given that Craig McFarland has served as mayor of Casa Grande since 2016, some might conclude that the keen golfer would be eying a few extra rounds on the local course accompanied with a cold beverage as his final mayoral term approaches.
The Arizona Youth Government Summit taught students gathered at the Casa Grande Community Recreation Center that they can make a difference in the world.