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Study: CrowdStrike Outage Impacted Arizona Banking Heavily

Jul 28, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Last Friday’s CrowdStrike outage, which made headlines for disrupting operations at valley polling places, severely disrupted life for people all over the state because of Arizona’s heavy use of mobile banking, according to a study from Vention...

Rep. Seaman’s First Term In House Features Radical Record On Border, Crime, And The Economy

Jul 25, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A radical Democrat legislator is seeking a return to a middle-of the-road Arizona district in the upcoming November General Election. State Representative Keith Seaman is running for reelection in Arizona Legislative District 16. Seaman assumed...

July 4th Cookout Prices At Record High

Jul 3, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A report released by the American Farm Bureau Federation has revealed that for the third year in a row, the national average consumer cost for putting on a typical Fourth of July cookout has increased. This year the average given for a...

Joint Economic Committee: Biden Administration Caused Unsustainable Debt Crisis, Historic Inflation

Jun 22, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Congress’s Joint Economic Committee (JEC) warned that the Biden administration’s economic policies have caused an unsustainable debt crisis and historic inflation. This assessment was announced formally earlier this week by JEC Vice Chairman and...

Slum And Blight: Gilbert Eyes Redevelopment Plan Using Questionable Method

Jun 16, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Gilbert Town Council will hold a meeting to adopt the boundaries of a redevelopment plan which could encompass up to 18% of the town’s landmass extending from its western boundary eastward to Lindsay Road and then...

Businesses Are Due A Refund After Pinal County Transportation Tax Found To Be Unlawful

Jun 14, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The owners of the businesses that power the economy of southern Arizona are about to see some long overdue relief from a 2018 excise tax which was struck down by the State Supreme Court in 2022. Affected businesses will be able to file for a...

Arizona’s Republican Lawmakers Looking To Bring Economic Relief

Jun 5, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona legislative Republicans are seeking to bring economic relief to many of their constituents who are struggling to make ends meet. Over the weekend, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen issued a statement about the harsh economic...

Two Republican Housing Bills Signed Into Law

May 31, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Two Arizona Republican bills to tackle the state’s deepening housing crisis were recently signed into law. Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2720 and HB 2721. HB 2720 “establishes requirements relating to accessory dwelling units” –...

Fast Food Prices Have Skyrocketed Under Biden

May 22, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Fast food prices have skyrocketed during the Biden administration, according to a graph shared on X by the account End Wokeness. https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1792899395802796490 Prices as measured by the seasonally adjusted Consumer...

Schweikert Raises Alarm About State Of Social Security Benefits

May 16, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert urged Americans to take “our fiscal responsibility” seriously in light of the Social Security Administration’s 2024 Trustees Report. “I implore my brothers and sisters to take our fiscal...

Shope Calls Out Biden And Hobbs For Aiding Economic Ailments

May 11, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | One Arizona Republican lawmaker is speaking out against Democrats’ economic policies. Senate President Pro Tempore T.J. Shope recently addressed the economic pains being felt by his constituents – as well as many Arizonans around the state. He...

Arizona Boasts Third Best Economic Climate

Apr 22, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona is the state with the third best economic climate, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). “Arizona’s high ranking is a direct result of significant pro-growth income and property tax reform...