Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaking with attendees at the 2024 FreedomFest at Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Gage Skidmore.
By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Two high-ranking members of the Trump administration are coming to Arizona on Tuesday to promote the administration’s policies and support parallel legislative efforts.
Tom Homan, tapped by the president to be his “border czar,” is set to address a joint session of the House and Senate.
That comes just a day after House Republicans approved a plan to require state and local agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The future of that bill remains in doubt, however, as Gov. Katie Hobbs has repeatedly vetoed measures to have the state play a role in enforcing immigration laws.
But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, will address more immediate — and potentially more far-reaching — efforts to change state law in the name of public health.
His press conference comes as lawmakers are set to give final approval Tuesday morning to ban some of what are being called “ultra-processed foods” from schools. That includes not only what is available in the cafeteria, but also what can be purchased at snack bars and from school vending machines.
Rep. Leo Biasiucci, R-Phoenix, who crafted HB2164, has a specific idea of what fits that definition. It includes everything from potassium bromate which is used in making bread to a host of food colorings including Blue #2 which is a synthetic version of indigo used on baked goods, cereals and candies to Yellow #6, the dye that gives Cheetos that distinctive color.
