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Mayor and Council oppose several state bills and authorize participation in litigation challenging executive order on birthright citizenship
Summary
The council unanimously voted to oppose draft state bills that would restrict municipal taxing authority and affect immigration enforcement, and authorized the city attorney to participate in litigation supporting the Arizona Attorney General’s challenge to a presidential executive order on birthright citizenship.
Mayor and Council on Jan. 22 received an update from state and federal government relations staff and took two formal votes: to oppose several state bills and to authorize the city attorney to join the Arizona Attorney General’s litigation challenging a presidential executive order purporting to eliminate birthright citizenship.
Bills under review: City government relations staff flagged Senate Bill 1013, which would require a two‑thirds council…
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