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Grand Canyon University Covers College Costs For Hundreds Of Arizona Students

Oct 31, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Grand Canyon University (GCU) will now cover the college costs for over 300 students this academic year. The university expanded its Canyon Rising Scholarship (formerly the Students Inspiring Students Scholarship) to meet the...

Trump Gives AZGOP Chair Shout Out For “Great Job”

Oct 30, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Party leader got a shoutout from a former – and potentially future – President of the United States. During former President Donald J. Trump’s recent stop in Tempe, he addressed the work of Gina Swoboda,...

New Poll Predicts Defeat Of Ranked-Choice Voting Proposition

Oct 30, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The outcome of a new poll is indicating the defeat of Proposition 140, the “Make Elections Fair Act,” which proposes to overhaul Arizona elections with ranked-choice voting and open primaries. The Arizona Free Enterprise...

Former Gov. Doug Ducey Urges Arizonans To Vote ‘No On Prop 140’

Oct 30, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced his opposition to Proposition 140 in a press release from the ‘No on Prop 140’ Committee last week. Prop 140 would convert the Arizona elections system into what has been referred...

Maricopa County Insists It Doesn’t Need More Voting Centers Despite Long Lines, Wait Times

Oct 29, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Maricopa County says its current election plan is adequate to ensure everyone will have an opportunity to vote in this election, despite additional reports of long voting lines and wait times. The county board of...

Hamadeh And RNC Call Emergency Meeting With Maricopa County Elections Officials

Oct 29, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | In partnership with the Republican National Committee (RNC), Republican Congressional candidate for Arizona’s 8th District Abe Hamadeh has issued a letter to Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer. In the letter, Hamadeh and...

Sen. Shamp Urges Support For Proposition 313 To Protect Children

Oct 29, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | State officials are making the case for voters to support a ballot measure that would drastically increase protections for children currently, or who may later be, under the heinous scourge of sex trafficking in Arizona....

New Report Shows Housing Affordability Remains A Significant Problem In Arizona

Oct 28, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona home prices continue to be a major issue for people in the closing weeks of the 2024 General Election. Last week, the Common Sense Institute Arizona unveiled its report for “Arizona Housing Affordability” for quarter 3...

Judge Tosses ‘Objectively Outrageous’ Charges Against Surprise Mom

Oct 28, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Charges against Rebekah Massie, the Surprise mother who was arrested while exercising her First Amendment rights at a city council meeting, were tossed out by North Valley Justice Court Judge Gerald Williams last week. As...

Justice Bolick Responds To Complaint From Activist Group Campaigning Against Him

Oct 28, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick responded to a formal complaint against him to the Commission on Judicial Conduct from Save Our Schools Arizona (SOSAZ) regarding comments he’s made while campaigning for retention in...

Phoenix Police Sued For Failing To Release Records Of Democrat Maricopa County Sheriff Candidate

Oct 27, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) is being sued over its failure to release records that allegedly reveal additional wrongdoing by former officer and Democratic nominee for Maricopa County Sheriff, Tyler Kamp. Multiple media...

Arizona Republicans Challenge Biden-Harris EPA Mandate

Oct 27, 2024

By Daniel Stefanksi | Two Arizona Republicans are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) increased regulation on energy policies affecting many Americans and Arizonans. Last week, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House...