PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Adopts New Fire Mitigation & Utility Liability Law to Help Prevent Wildfires & Protect Ratepayers House Bill 2201 was signed into law on Monday, marking a major step forward for wildfire mitigation, electric utility stability, and ratepayer protection in Arizona. Championed by State Representative Gail Griffin and prioritized in the 2025 House Republican Majority Plan, the legislation de  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Enacts Law Requiring Age Checks to Keep Minors Off Porn Sites Arizona has enacted a new law requiring commercial pornography websites to verify a user's age before granting access--marking a major win for families and a key step in keeping explicit content away from children. HB2112, sponsored by State Representative Nick Kupper, passed both chambers with bipartisan support. The law hol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Law Closes Exploitation Loophole, Criminalizes AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images A new Arizona law closes a dangerous loophole that allowed predators to use artificial intelligence and digital editing tools to create child sexual abuse material that appears real but depicts no actual child. HB2678, sponsored by House Republican Majority Whip Julie Willoughby, updates state law to en  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Arizona Small Business Association Launches Statewide SCALE Program to Empower Arizona Entrepreneurs PHOENIX, AZ (May 13, 2025) - The Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), is thrilled to unveil its newest entrepreneurial program, SCALE (Strategic Coaching for Advancing Local Entrepreneurs), a dynamic new program designed to   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Hobbs Vetoes Another Transparency Measure to Expose Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- Senate Judiciary & Elections Committee Chair Wendy Rogers is condemning Governor Katie Hobbs for vetoing another Republican-backed transparency bill to shine a light on the cost of government-funded healthcare for illegal aliens. "Our hardworking, law-abiding citizens have a right to kn  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Medicaid Work Requirements Would Result in Coverage Loss, More Paperwork & No Employment Boost WASHINGTON (May 13, 2025)-- A group of public health scholars have filed public comments urging the US Department of Health and Human Services to turn down Medicaid work requirement waivers submitted by Arizona and Arkansas. These two state's are following Ohio's lead in trying to impose work requirements on Medicaid  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Radical Hobbs Supports Schools Hiding Gender Pronouns from Parents, Boys Using Girls' Restrooms PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- Governor Katie Hobbs is showing just how radical she really is after vetoing legislation requiring schools to inform parents when using pronouns opposite of a child's biological sex, as well as protecting girls' private spaces on campus from male intrusion. "Governor H  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Seek and Find Alert System Signed into Law to Protect Missing Vulnerable Arizonans Republican State Representative Khyl Powell today announced that HB2894, his legislation to strengthen Arizona's emergency alert system for missing persons, has been signed into law, delivering an important safeguard for individuals with cognitive disabilities and others at risk. The new law ensures law enforceme  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chair Works to Prevent Drug-Related Deaths in Arizona with SB 1622 Signed into Law PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chair Carine Werner is working to prevent drug-related deaths in Arizona with legislation just signed into law after receiving near unanimous bipartisan support in the Legislature. "Drug dealers have   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Amish Shah sequel nobody asked for There is no clearer sign of the Arizona Democrat Party's meltdown that Amish Shah re-upping his failed Congressional campaign today. "Arizonans resoundingly rejected Socialist Amish Shah, but like a bad song stuck on repeat, he's back with the same far-left agenda as before. Socialist Shah's return guarantees the 1 st district primary will again devol  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * U of A finalizes Strategic Imperatives focused on student success, research and community engagement In a message to the campus community, University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella shared the final version of the university's Strategic Imperatives. They are the result of an ongoing collaborative process that engaged faculty, staff, students and stakeholders across the broader university commun  more