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By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Key Points:
- GOP senators want to honor late conservative activist Charlie Kirk with two bills
- Senate Bill 1010 renames Loop 202 as “Charlie Kirk Loop 202”
- Lawmakers also propose a bill to create specialized Charlie Kirk license plates
Republican state senators found not just one but two ways to honor the late Charlie Kirk.
And one is crafted to help raise money for Turning Point USA, the organization he co-founded.
On a party-line vote, the Senate approved SB1010 to rename the entire 78-mile Loop 202 around the Phoenix metro area as the “Charlie Kirk Loop 202.” The proposal comes from Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Queen Creek, who said it will ensure that “Arizonans are regularly reminded of the tremendous legacy of this champion of free speech who was assassinated for his stand.”
Moments later, on the same 16-12 margin, the Senate gave its blessing to SB1439. This second separate measure would authorize the state Department of Transportation to create a special license plate that Arizonans could purchase to memorialize Kirk.
