What a week. Arizona lawmakers on various House and Senate committees heard several CAP-supported bills, passing all of them out of their respective committees and sending them onto the next step in the legislative process. Each one was a battle, as we faced...
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Be Thou My Vision
Good Afternoon Pastors, Do you wake up with songs, Scriptures, or Scriptures set to music on your heart? On the occasions that I do, I tend to have them with me all day long. This morning’s tune is a medieval Irish hymn that I sang a lot in high school: Be thou my...
Legislators Stand for Life
On Tuesday, April 10, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2036 by a vote of 37-22. HB 2036, called “The Mother’s Health and Safety Act”: Prohibits abortion after 20 weeks because of the safety risks to the mother and the pain endured by the preborn child....
ACTION ALERT: We Need Your Help Countering Planned Parenthood’s Attacks!
CAP-supported pro-life legislation needs YOUR help this week! The Mothers' Health and Safety Act, HB 2036, sponsored by Representative Kimberly Yee will be heard on the Senate floor this week. Planned Parenthood supporters have inundated legislators with attacks on...
Breaking News: Arizona’s 50th Legislative Session Ends; Twelve CAP-Supported Bills Signed Into Law So Far
The Arizona Legislative officially adjourned at dawn Wednesday morning, April 20. As of this writing, 12 Center for Arizona Policy supported bills have been signed into law. Two more measures achieved final passage. Both houses recognized the tremendous work of...
Limiting Religious Liberty
CAP-supported Senate Bill 1288, which says that professionals cannot lose their state-issued license or accreditation because of the free exercise of their religion, came under some fire during a floor session in the state House earlier last week. Opponents of the...
Who’s in Charge?
This week, I had the opportunity to testify in support of a strike-everything amendment for SB 1169.* In effect, what this bill will do is clarify that the Board of Nursing, which was created by the state Legislature to provide rules and regulations for Arizona's...
For the Record: CBS Missed the Point
Children do best with a mom and a dad. This is not news to most people, and when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. The social science data only confirms this, which is why CAP is supporting SB 1188. Apparently, accuracy on this issue isn’t enough for some...
ACTION ALERT: Ask Your Senator to Vote to Punish Predators Who Engage in Child Prostitution!
Your Senator will be voting very soon on a bill to strengthen laws against predators who sell children for sex. HB 2411 reestablishes an Arizona law requiring any adult found guilty of engaging in child prostitution to face consecutive sentencing. When this bill was...