Arizona voters will get to decide next year whether to levy a new $20 fine on each criminal conviction in order to pay an extra $250,000 to families of the fallen.
Bob Christie Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Arizona voters will get to decide next year whether the state should levy a new $20 fine on each criminal conviction in order to pay an extra $250,000 to the families of police officers, firefighters, EMTs and corrections officers killed on the job because of a criminal act.
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"I have always supported death benefits for our workers,'' Democratic state Sen. Lela Alston said during the recent Senate vote. During that speech, Ugenti-Rita lambasted a nearly identical proposal as it failed on the last day of the 2022 legislative session.
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