Arizona Politics

SNAKEBITE— 2.19.26— Bliss's Rental Bill— SOTU Boycott— Nicaragua Sanctions— Senate Vote, Child Protection Failures, McLaughlin, Much More...

Bliss's Rental Bill

State Representative Selina Bliss's (R-1) House Bill 2429 has passed the Arizona House Commerce Committee.

The bill clarifies state and local laws pertaining to vacation and short-term rental properties in Arizona, including... READ MORE

State Senator Janae Shamp: Arizona has always been a leader in health innovation and I am honored to work with you in order to ensure patient protection guardrails are in place for life changing Regenerative Stem Cell therapies!

State Senator Jake Hoffman: Sanity from a member of the MCBOS. Better late than never.

State Representative Alma Hernandez: Proud of my sister @consueloforaz, a UA Hillel board member, for speaking on the floor today about how we cannot allow this antisemitism in our community and on campus. Jewish students deserve to feel safe at @uarizona and ALL campuses just like everyone else. Targeting Hillel isn't going to “free Palestine”.

State Representative Cheryl Caswell: Knocking doors in Sierra Vista. Meeting our community of voters to prepare for Midterm Election 2026! @TPAction

State Representative Consuelo Hernandez: Excited to announce the LD21 team! please help share & sign our petition! Maritza is the embodiment of the American dream. Dedicated her life to early Ed, small farm owner, author, and a deep Commitment to service.

State Representative Joseph Chaplik: ENDORSEMENT ALERT I'm proud to have the endorsement of my seatmate for two terms @realAlexKolodin. Thank you Alex for your unwavering support and holding the line for Freedom and Liberty.

State Representative Nick Kupper: So setting up a camera forced Canada to cheat? That would be a wonderful argument in court. “But your Honor, if the homeowner didn’t have cameras I wouldn’t have been caught robbing their home so clearly it’s their fault for installing those cameras.”

Selina Bliss's Short-Term Rental Bill Enforcement Passes Committee— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich—

Democrats Announce Boycott of Trump's State of the Union Address— By Cactus Politics' Joseph Quesada— At least a dozen Democrats in both the Senate and House of Representatives have announced their intention to skip President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech scheduled for Feb. 24, instead choosing to participate in a rally protesting his policies in the National Mall.

State Department Sanctions Nicaraguan Official for Human Rights Violations— By Cactus Politics' Joseph Quesada— The U.S Department of State (DoS) announced this week that it will hold the Nicaraguan Murillo-Ortega Regime accountable for its Human Rights violations within the Maximum-Security prison La Modelo.

Arizona Senate Splits 17-12 on Election Rules That Could Reshape How State Votes— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— Arizona voters could soon decide whether to lock a set of election changes into the state constitution, after Senator Shawnna Bolick (R-AZ) and Senate Republicans pushed a proposed amendment through the chamber Tuesday by a vote of 17-12.

Arizona Legislators Push for Accountability After Child Protection Failures Exposed— By Cactus Politics' Ericka Pinon— An Arizona House committee is preparing to take a hard look at the state's child welfare agency this week, as lawmakers push for reforms they say are long overdue.

Top DHS Spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin Announces Departure— By Cactus Politics' Joseph Quesada— Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) top spokesperson and assistant secretary for public affairs, announced her leave from the position in a social media post this week.

Arizona Democrats Mourn the Death of Jesse Jackson— By Cactus Politics' Grayson Bakich— Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), along with Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), expressed their condolences after news confirmed that civil rights activist and minister Jesse Jackson passed away at the age of 84.

The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres

Grayson Bakich

Grayson Bakich is a Florida and Arizona legislative correspondent for The Floridian and Cactus Politics, specializing in national and state-level politics. With three years' experience covering federal Florida, and Arizona politics, they have been cited by NewsBreak, SGT Report, Lucianne.com, and Cause Action. Email: grayson@dnm.news

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