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Attorney General Probes Maricopa County For Potential Violation of Election Law

Nov 22, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Over the weekend, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office advised Maricopa County that it may have violated election law. According to the attorney general’s office, their Elections Integrity Unit...

Automatic Recount For Attorney General, Superintendent, State Representative Races

Nov 22, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the remaining outstanding ballots were counted, totaling nearly 2.6 million votes cast. Next Monday is the deadline for counties to canvass and submit results to the secretary of state’s office. An automatic recount...

ASU, NAU, UArizona Presidents Salaries, Bonuses Total Over $2.4 Million

Nov 22, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Last week, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) approved over $2.4 million in salaries and bonuses for all three presidents of the state’s public universities — making them among the highest paid public employees in the state....

Average Thanksgiving Dinner Cost 20 Percent More Than Last Year

Nov 21, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A Thanksgiving dinner for 10 may cost about 20 percent more than it did last year — a difference of nearly $11. It is the most expensive that a Thanksgiving meal has been in at least 36 years. The annual...

FTX CEO Gave $27 Million to Political Action Committee Based in Phoenix

Nov 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A political action committee (PAC) based in Phoenix received $27 million from the CEO of FTX: the bankrupted cryptocurrency giant under investigation for fraud. Not only did Protect Our Future PAC receive $27 million...

Maricopa County’s Lobbyist Helped Kill Election Reform Bills

Nov 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) advised voters to petition the legislature for the election reform they’d like to see — yet it was a lobbyist who spoke out on behalf of the counties...

Kari Lake Fundraising For Lawsuit After Voters Claim Disenfranchisement

Nov 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is fundraising to take legal action in response to the reported thousands of voters testifying their disenfranchisement. Most of the complaints concerned the county-wide...

Phoenix Spending 25 Percent of COVID Relief on Homelessness, Affordable Housing

Nov 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The city of Phoenix plans to spend over 25 percent of its $396 million in COVID-19 relief funds on homelessness and affordable housing initiatives. It is the city’s second-highest expenditure of relief funds after...

Katie Hobbs Looks to Cancel Border Strike Force

Nov 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, Governor-elect Katie Hobbs flipped on her campaign promise to continue providing support for the state’s Border Strike Force (BSF). Hobbs told AZFamily that she was “taking a hard look” at whether the...

Mom Who Fought For Arizona’s Universal School Choice Named Its Executive Director

Nov 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | One mother who fought to defend universal school choice in Arizona will serve as its executive director. On Thursday, Christine Accurso announced that Superintendent-elect Tom Horne asked her to serve as the executive director...

Public Expresses Outrage at Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Meeting

Nov 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) meeting on Wednesday included over an hour of public comment on Election Day issues. The majority of the public who spoke expressed frustration over the county’s handling of the...

Voters Approved Proposition Limiting Voter Initiatives to Single Subjects

Nov 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Voters may now have an easier time deciding on ballot initiatives thanks to Proposition 129. The measure, which earned 55 percent of the vote over this past week, amends the Arizona Constitution to limit ballot...