A 2021 statement by a veteran Scottsdale Republican lawmaker may be just enough to allow voting rights groups to challenge a law eliminating the state’s permanent early voting list.
Arizona bills to limit who can provide police oversight
Arizona bill would require police training for civilian oversight boards.
and last updated 2021-04-06 11:58:45-04
PHOENIX â Two bills that could get a final vote in the Arizona Legislature this week would limit local efforts to create civilian review boards for policing.
The bills, backed by police unions, are pushback after protests demanding greater citizen oversight of police departments and other reforms in the months since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody. I m not throwing cops to the wolves, especially politically motivated wolves, said state Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills.