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Arizona Election Law Unchanged After Supreme Court Absentee Ballot Ruling

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A new ruling from the Supreme Court on absentee ballots won’t have any impact on Arizona’s upcoming elections, according to a state senator. In the Watson v. Republican National Committee decision issued earlier this week, the...

School Choice Opponents Report Turning In Over 420K Signatures To End Universal ESAs

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Activists reported that they have turned in more than 420,00 signatures for a ballot initiative that would end the universality of Arizona’s school choice program. Supporters wearing red shirts reading “Public School Proud”...

Arizona Unemployment Rate Hits Post-Pandemic High, Per New Data

Jul 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s unemployment rate has now hit a new high following the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s unemployment rate neared 5% according to a new data analysis report from the Common Sense Institute of Arizona (CSI)....

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...