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BREAKING NEWS: AZ Lawmakers Send School Sale Equity Bill to Governor
Current law requires school districts to attempt to obtain the highest possible value for vacant property they have chosen to sell or lease. The bill makes clear that school districts cannot prohibit a charter or private school from negotiation to buy or lease the property, and that they cannot withdraw the property solely because a private or charter school is the highest bidder.
Pregnancy Centers Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Can the state of California force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise for abortions? Next Tuesday, on March 20, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments for National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. The court will decide whether...
Problems to be Solved
Often CAP-supported legislation focuses on solving problems. That is the case with two bills designed to treat private schools fairly, based on real problems encountered by two private schools in Tucson. The two bills, HB 2460 School Sale Equity and HB 2461 School...
BREAKING NEWS: CAP Files Brief in Religious Freedom Case
“Christian artists Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski of Brush & Nib Studio rightly serve all people; however, they should not be compelled by the City of Phoenix to communicate messages that violate their sincerely held religious beliefs,” stated VP of Policy &...
Hands Off Our Kids!
“The state has no right to take our children away and to give them experimental drugs” -- Aaron Baer, President of Ohio’s Citizens for Community Values (CCV) and former VP of Communications at Center for Arizona Policy. This week CCV held a press conference denouncing...
Supporting Religious Freedom at the Capitol
Yesterday with a 34-22 vote, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2563, a bill introduced by Representative Paul Boyer and supported by Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF). This bill ensures that Free Speech and by extension...
Responding to HB 2586
News media outlets have been promoting recently introduced HB 2586, a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to Arizona’s nondiscrimination laws. Current law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations because of a...
Supporting Parental Rights at the State Capitol
This past Wednesday with a 5-2 vote, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee passed SB 1393, a bill introduced by committee chair Sen. Nancy Barto and supported by Center for Arizona Policy (CAP). This bill ensures that in a divorce proceeding the spouse that...
Supporting Life at the State Capitol
Next Wednesday, February 7, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hear SB 1394, a bill introduced by committee chair Sen. Nancy Barto and supported by Center for Arizona Policy. Arizona’s abortion reporting statutes provide critical information for...
Stories in 2018 to Keep an Eye On
Life: Title X Funding: Last year, Governor Ducey signed into law a CAP-supported bill that requires the state to apply for federal Title X funding. The Trump Administration has opened the grant process thus enabling the state to make the application. If the state is...
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