Arizona adds an education program to apply for social equity license. A marijuana business education program has been added as a mandatory step for the process of applying for a social equity license in Arizona. The class will be offered for free by the Arizona Department of Health and Safety. This program will be required …
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An undercover sting led to the resignation of three Arizona Liquor Department employees. What was supposed to be a simple undercover sting to figure out if a strip club was following covid protocols in Oct. 2020, led to the resignation of a top detective and two senior administrators at the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses …
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Numerous factors are causing an increase in fatal wrong-way crashes In Arizona Cathy Hocking has had a hauntingly lonely life since April 14th, 2017 when her two daughters, Kelsey and Karli, were killed in Phoenix by a wrong-way driver. Kelsey and Karli decided to drive late at night to see the sunrise at the Grand …
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“Eleventh-hour language” was recently added to a budget bill on the eve of the anniversary of George Floyd’s and Dion Johnson’s deaths. This would potentially give DPS (Department of Public Safety) more leverage on denying public record requests for bodycam footage on state troopers. There is worry from legal advocates and media organizations that the …
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Governor Doug Ducey Signs Bill to Legalize Fentanyl Test Stripes In Hopes of Preventing Overdose Deaths Governor Doug Ducey of Arizona recently signed a bill in May that was promoted by the overdose death of a legislator’s son to legalize the use of fentanyl test strips. The hope for legalizing fentanyl test strips is to …
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Before Moving Your Child to College Learn the Five Things Brad Rideout Wants You to Know About Arizona Laws Having your son or daughter leave the house for the first time to go to college can be scary but knowing some of the laws ahead of time can help prevent them from getting in trouble. …
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Arizona’s new forfeiture law passed in April will prevent innocent citizens from getting their belongings taken The forfeiture laws have been very unfair to innocent citizens until recently when the new laws were passed by Governor Doug Ducey. Before the laws allowed police officers to take your belongings if they believe they could’ve been used …
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People Worry About Rules Following 26 Social Equity Marijuana Licenses to be Given out in Arizona Some Arizona citizens are worried about the unfair draft rules announced on May 6 by the Department of Health Services (DHS) for the 26 social equity marijuana licenses being given out. The 26 social equity marijuana licenses being given …
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Arizona Governor signs bill changing current civil forfeiture laws. On May 5, Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2810, which rewrote large portions of Arizona’s civil forfeiture laws. This new bill will make it more difficult for the government to keep seized property without a criminal conviction. Ducey signed the bill five days after it …
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Supreme Court changes course with ruling on juvenile sentenced to life without parole. On April 22, 2021, The Supreme Court slowed its path of leniency for minors convicted of serious crimes. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the court said, “judges need not specifically find a juvenile murderer beyond rehabilitation before sentencing him to a lifetime in …
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