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Arizona Senate Republicans Condemn Assassination, Political Violence in Minnesota

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Arizona Senate Republicans are condemning the devastating acts of political violence happening in Minnesota overnight, where democrat state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park. In a related incident, democrat state Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot multiple times at their home in Champlin and are alive after undergoing surgery.

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Arizona Senate Republicans Condemn Violent Anti-ICE Riots, Call on Hobbs, Mayes to Cooperate with Trump Administration on Deportations

PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Arizona Senate Republicans are condemning the violence unfolding in Southern California in response to deportations being carried out by the federal government. The state lawmakers are now calling on Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes to cooperate with the Trump Administration with enforcing federal immigration laws to keep Arizona communities safe from harm.

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Senate Public Safety Committee Chair Expands Probe into Department of Corrections, Requests Additional Information from Director Thornell

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman Kevin Payne is doubling-down on his investigation of disturbing events transpiring within the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, & Reentry (ADCRR), including inmate murders, suicides, overdoses, confiscated weapons, and assaults against correctional employees.

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Hobbs Withdraws AWOL Nominee for Governor's Regulatory Review Council from Senate Confirmation

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate Government Committee Chairman Jake Hoffman is reacting to today's decision by Katie Hobbs to withdraw a nominee for the Governor's Regulatory Review Council (GRRC) who went AWOL and would not be present in Arizona to fulfill the duties of the position for the next several months, nor would attend this afternoon's scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.

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Arizona Senate President Petersen Recaps Recent Visit with Trump Administration

PHOENIX, ARIZONA Senate President Warren Petersen is continuing to work with the Trump Administration to deliver results for the Grand Canyon State.

Last week, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Trump Administration officials at the White House and the U.S. Department of Interior, as well as to attend the unveiling of a groundbreaking Make America Healthy Again report from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Senate President Petersen, U.S. Attorney Courchaine Praise Trump Administration for Ending Department of Justice Witch Hunt Against Phoenix Police Department

PHOENIX, ARIZONA— Senate President Warren Petersen and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Timothy Courchaine are praising the Trump Administration for ending the witch hunt launched by the previous administration’s U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against the Phoenix Police Department in an effort to impose a destructive and costly consent decree on the agency.

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