Republican lawmakers have moved this year to repeal domestic partner benefits for state employees, a policy unilaterally adopted by former Gov. Janet Napolitano. Tucked into the massive budget package is a proposal to retain domestic partner benefits for existing employees but to drop such benefits for future hires.
Rep. Matt Heinz, D-Tucson, just made a motion to remove this section from the related bill, making the argument that this move would restore the domestic partners’ benefit program. Shockingly, all Republicans on the committee voted for his motion. They must believe removing that section would do something different than Heinz expects, perhaps revoking domestic partner benefits across the board?

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