Arizona Legislature may finally be ready to start rolling over the hard right

Cue the hallelujahs. The first sign of hope has been spotted at the state Capitol – that long-awaited signal that the Arizona Legislature is at lon...

April 22, 2023
2:06 AM

Cue the hallelujahs. The first sign of hope has been spotted at the state Capitol – that long-awaited signal that the Arizona Legislature is at long last ready begin work on the actual problems confronting the state. I'm guessing the Arizona Freedom Caucus is in a full-out sweat about now. For months, the Legislature's hard-right bloc has called most of the shots, both because House and Senate leadership have allowed it and their more traditional Republican conservatives are leery of risking a MAGA challenge in next year's primary election.

Laurie Roberts