Arizona bill would allow property owners to shoot and kill immigrants trespassing to enter country illegally

A proposed Arizona bill would allow property owners to shoot and kill immigrants who trespass on their property while entering the United States illegally and averting legal points of entry. The bill does not explicitly mention immigrants. However, the bill’s sponsor, Republican state Rep. Justin Heap, said the bill is aimed to close a loophole…

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Arizona Could Become First State To Compensate Residents, Business Owners for Property Damage Caused by Homeless Nuisances

As residents and business owners grow increasingly frustrated with open drug use, public urination, and panhandling affecting their properties, Arizona’s voters will consider a ballot measure to refund property taxes to taxpayers affected by homeless nuisances — a first-of-its-kind effort that could serve as a model to states across the country. The state’s legislature approved…

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Lawmakers doubling down on zoning

That run-down strip mall down the street? Imagine new condos or apartments.The set of empty lots in the middle of an established neighborhood? Think of them filled with as many small homes with no yards as a developer could cram onto the space.Those and a series of other proposals designed to address…

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