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In Arizona political news, listeners hear plenty about contentious topics like abortion and border security, but there are hundreds of other bills that deserve attention: especially the ones proposed before their time.
We interviewed state lawmakers about some of the “futuristic” bills they’ve pushed this year.
- Certain kinds of artificial intelligence will be regulated in Arizona from now on due to Rep. Alexander Kolodin (R-Scottsdale) — and he used AI to help him write the bill.
- Another new law signed this year established the Arizona Space Commission, which bill sponsor Rep. Justin Wilmeth (R-Phoenix) hopes can make the state an attractive place for private companies to launch out of. He even hopes for an “Arizona space station” someday.
- The “Jetson’s Bill” hasn’t made it all the way through the state Legislature this year, but it would pave the way for a burgeoning flying car industry to come to Arizona. The legislation would allow Arizonans to register their flying cars for road and sky use.
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