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Prop 211 Donor-Doxxing Law Faces Renewed Free Speech Challenge After Arizona Supreme Court Ruling

Jul 3, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Supreme Court has kept a constitutional challenge to Arizona’s donor disclosure law alive, ruling that conservative organizations and anonymous donors may try to prove Proposition 211 violates the state...

Protect The Vote Arizona Ends Ballot Measure Effort On Early And Mail Voting

Jul 3, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Protect the Vote Arizona will not submit signatures for its proposed Free, Fair and Secure Elections Act, ending the group’s effort to place a constitutional amendment that supporters said would preserve early voting and...

DOJ Opens Campaign Finance Investigation Into Sen. Ruben Gallego

Jul 2, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was cleared of campaign finance and sexual misconduct accusations by one entity, but now faces a probe into his campaign finances by another. The Senate Ethics Committee issued...

Biggs’ Federal Monitor Reform Bill Advances With Senate Companion

Jul 2, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has introduced the Monitor Accountability Act in the U.S. Senate, serving as a companion measure to H.R. 8365, legislation previously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman...

U.S. House Unanimously Passes Bill To Strengthen SBA Support For Tribal Entrepreneurs

Jul 2, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed H.R. 7396, the Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act, a bipartisan measure aimed at strengthening Small Business Administration (SBA) outreach and support for...

Arizona GOP Leaders Praise Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Female Sports

Jul 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring males from competing in female sports, even if they identify as female. The ruling drew praise from Arizona's Republican leaders. In its opinion in West Virginia v....

Arizona Cities Prepare For Independence Day Celebrations Marking America’s 250th Anniversary

Jul 1, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Arizona communities are preparing for one of the most widespread Independence Day celebrations in recent years as cities across the state host fireworks, drone shows, and family festivals in honor of America’s 250th year since...

AZ Lawmakers Receive Briefing On Expanding Sedona-Area Wildfire

Jul 1, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | State Representatives Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss (R-LD1) met Sunday with Pocket Fire incident command at the Sedona Airport air operations base as the wind-driven wildfire north of Sedona continued to grow and threaten...

Hobbs Signs Bipartisan Public Safety Reform Package Into Law

Jun 30, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A series of public safety reforms will go into effect after Gov. Katie Hobbs signed them into law over the past week. State Sen. Kevin Payne (R-LD27), chairman of the Senate Public Safety Committee, sponsored the...

Costanzo Highlights School Choice, Immigration Enforcement In AZ House Campaign

Jun 30, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Andrew Costanzo, a Republican candidate for the 7th legislative district, still believes public education is key to Arizona’s future. But Costanzo says Arizona has serious need for reform — and that’s why public schools continue...

Joint Economic Committee Warns Debt Stabilization Will Require Trillions In Fiscal Adjustments

Jun 30, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | U.S. Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ01), chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), warned that the United States faces growing fiscal risk unless Congress acts sooner to stabilize the federal debt-to-GDP ratio. Schweikert...

Gilbert Vice Mayor Backs Effort To End Universal School Choice

Jun 29, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The town of Gilbert’s vice mayor is one of the biggest individual donors to an effort to end universal school choice in the state. Councilman Charles “Chuck” Bongiovanni was one of a small number to provide funding to Protect...