POLITICS
Senate’s transgender pronoun bill is DOA for Gov. Hobbs
State Sen. John Kavanagh’s Senate Bill 1001 requires school employees to call a student by the pronoun that aligns with their biological sex, not the one the student identifies with — unless their parents say it’s OK to use trans pronouns.
Grijalva says speaker stalemate shows GOP ‘not ready to govern’
Republicans won back a narrow majority in the U.S. House in November, but they’ve been unable to unite this week to elect a House Speaker. Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva has been watching the infighting from the other side of the aisle.
Jan. 6, 2023
AARP Arizona hopes Hobbs will do more to support older adults
Arizona is home to millions of older adults, people 65 and older. And their needs, from long-term care to aging at home, are costly. Now that there’s a new governor at the helm — Katie Hobbs was publicly sworn in on Thursday — AARP is working on a wish list.
Jan. 6, 2023
Former AZ Senate President Pearce dies at 75
Former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce has died. Pearce is perhaps best known as the architect of the controversial anti-immigration legislation SB 1070, which allowed police to question and detain people suspected of being in the country illegally.
Jan. 5, 2023
Bowers to receive Presidential Citizens Medal
In a White House ceremony Friday, President Joe Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to 12 individuals who stood up for democracy during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. One of the honorees will be former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers.
Jan. 5, 2023
Arizona government divided for first time since ’09
Arizona now has a GOP-controlled Legislature and a Democratic governor. To get a sense of what we might expect from this new arrangement, The Show spoke with longtime lobbyist Kevin DeMenna of DeMenna Public Affairs.
Jan. 5, 2023
Rep. Bolding reflects on 8 years in the Legislature
Reginald Bolding is saying goodbye to the Arizona Capitol this year. He served in the Arizona House for eight years — the last two of which as House minority leader, before running for secretary of state in 2022.
Jan. 5, 2023
WATCH: Biden remarks on border security
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on border security and enforcement, an issue that has come to the forefront as large numbers of migrants come to the southern U.S. border. Video is expected to go live around 9:15 a.m. Arizona time.
Jan. 5, 2023
Arizona Department of Public Safety director retires
The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Heston Silbert, announced that he will retire Friday. Silbert was appointed by former Gov. Doug Ducey in 2019. In an unlisted YouTube video, he said Gov. Katie Hobbs’ staff told him that he wouldn’t be retained as director.
Jan. 4, 2023
