New legislator appointed as abortion debate in Arizona legislature continues
by The Center Square
The Center Square— (The Center Square) – The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Junelle Cavero Harnal to represent Legislative District 11 in the Arizona House of Representatives following the resignation of former Rep. Marcelino Quiñonez, which could change the dynamics of the chamber on abortion policy for Wednesday's floor session. The Phoenix Democrat could be sworn in on Wednesday morning, prior to the 10 a.m. floor session, according to a House Democratic caucus spokesperson. This...
The Center Square—Arizona legislature continues to navigate abortion next steps, Senate bill now in play. (The Center Square) – The Arizona State Legislature did not repeal an abortion law created in 1864 banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday for the second week in a row. However, the Senate did begin the process on a new bill Wednesday. On the House side, a motion to get House Bill 2677 to go straight to the floor for a vote failed twice, as Democratic Reps. Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton and Alma Hernandez made motions but it got shot down during roll call votes over whether the...
Los Angeles Times—Abortion ban has supercharged Arizona politics. What will GOP legislators do?. Abortion politics and policy are clashing here like in no other state as the Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday to sort out the aftermath of a ruling allowing a statewide ban to take effect within weeks. It adds more uncertainty for a state that has sometimes felt like the center of the political universe since President Biden’s 2020 victory here helped seal his election, prompting the first false cries from former President Trump that the election was rigged. Republicans here are...
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