Sen. Priya Sundareshan
Coverage of Sen. Priya Sundareshan in the Nexus archive.
- After compromise dies, Arizona GOP rushes through ballot referral to block voucher reforms
Arizona Republican lawmakers rushed through a constitutional amendment to block reforms to the state’s school voucher program after a failed compromise with the Arizona Education Association. The proposed amendment, framed as protecting military families, includes language that would broadly prevent reforms to the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts system, according to Democrats.
- With giant IUD outside Capitol, Arizona Democrats call on GOP to protect contraception access
Arizona Democrats and a nonpartisan group protested outside the Arizona Capitol with a 20-foot inflatable IUD to highlight blocked legislation ensuring contraception access. Republican lawmakers have repeatedly prevented the 'Right to Contraception Act' from being debated in the legislature over three years. The event commemorated the 61st anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut, a Supreme Court decision that established federal contraception rights.