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Judge Orders Rewrite Of Proposition 212 Ballot Language Over Misleading ESA Description

Aug 13, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Arizona election officials Tuesday to rewrite the descriptive title and “yes” and “no” statements for Proposition 212. The judge found that the current version omits substantial changes to...

Democrat JoAnna Mendoza Refuses To Explain Opposition To Prop 318 Protecting Girls’ Sports And Spaces

Aug 12, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona Democrat’s nominee for the 6th Congressional District refused to elaborate this week on why she opposes a measure that would prevent males from entering female-only spaces and sports. JoAnna Mendoza ignored public questioning when...

Yes On Proposition 318 Campaign Files Finance Complaint Over Opposition Website

Aug 11, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The campaign supporting Proposition 318 filed a campaign finance complaint with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes on Monday, alleging an opposition website copied its name and visual presentation while failing to disclose who paid for the...

Democratic Superintendent Nominee Wants To Put School Choice Funds Back Into Public Schools

Aug 10, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Democratic nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teresa Leyba Ruiz, says Arizona’s school choice funds should be reverted back to the public schools. Ruiz, the former president of Glendale Community College, told “The...

Maricopa County Judge Strikes Down Fontes’ Proposed Ballot Language For Proposition 145

Aug 9, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ proposed ballot language for Proposition 145 violates Arizona law, blocking Fontes from using the language on the November ballot. The ruling came in a lawsuit...

Arizona GOP Lawmakers Sue Fontes For Misleading Voters On School Choice Ballot Measure

Jul 27, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Republican leaders of the Arizona legislature are suing Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for allegedly misrepresenting a ballot measure to preserve school choice funding for military families. Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14), the...

Former Arizona Governor Blasts Anti-ESA Ballot Initiative

Jul 24, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is blasting the anti-ESA ballot measure, which is currently facing a legal challenge from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and the Goldwater Institute. Under Ducey's leadership, Arizona became the nation's leader...

Child Predator, Other Felons Collected Signatures For Anti-School Choice Initiative, Lawsuit Alleges

Jul 23, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A teachers' union-backed initiative to end Arizona’s universal school choice program relied on a variety of violent felons to collect signatures in violation of state law. In what some critics have called a twist of irony, the initiative...

Legal Challenge Targets Validity Of Signatures For Anti-ESA Ballot Initiative

Jul 22, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A ballot initiative to end the state’s universal school choice program is facing a new challenge to the validity of its signatures. The Goldwater Institute filed the challenge in court on Monday. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club...

ASU Drops Eminent Domain Bid For 89-Year-Old Man’s Historic Phoenix Home

Jul 20, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona State University (ASU) has ceased its effort to take the home of an 89-year-old Phoenix man via eminent domain. ASU sought to acquire the historic Louis Emerson House owned for more than 50 years by Robert Young. The university had...

Arizona Teachers Say Leadership Support, Campus Safety Keep Them From Quitting

Jul 19, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Supportive leadership, collaborative freedom, and safe campuses are the leading reasons why thousands of Arizona educators say they don’t quit education. A new survey from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) polled more than 9,300...

Transgender Student Drops Challenge To Arizona’s Save Women’s Sports Act

Jul 10, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s “Save Women’s Sports Act” no longer faces a court challenge following a Supreme Court ruling. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B.P.J. (inclusive of Little v. Hecox) that states have a...