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Chandler School Board President Faces Calls For Removal Over Land Acknowledgment
By Matthew Holloway | Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) Governing Board member Kurt Rohrs is calling for Board President Patti Serrano to step down, accusing her of attempting to impose a land acknowledgment at board meetings and graduation...
Rep. Blackman Seeks Answers On August Cooling Failures At State Prisons
By Ethan Faverino | State Representative Walt Blackman (R-LD7) is asking the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR) to provide records detailing cooling system failures reported at correctional facilities in Arizona...
Arizona Health Department Issues Orders For Access To COVID And Flu Vaccines
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has issued standing orders for access to the latest COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. These standing orders grant authority to authorized healthcare professionals to...
Border Patrol Agent Trainee, U Of A Student Accused Of Drugging, Kidnapping, And Sexually Assaulting Woman
By Staff Reporter | Two men were arrested this week for allegedly drugging, kidnapping, and sexually assaulting a woman earlier this summer. Zabdiel “Zab” Kofi Echie, 24, and Joaquin Corona Borboa, 21, face sexual assault and kidnapping charges....
Arizona House Republicans Demand Same Colorado River Briefings Given To Hobbs
By Matthew Holloway | Three Arizona House Republicans have requested weekly, in-person briefings from Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Director Thomas Buschatzke on Colorado River negotiations, seeking the same information provided to...
Navy Captain To Be Inducted Into Phoenix-Area High School Hall Of Fame
By Staff Reporter | A captain for the U.S. Navy will be inducted into his high school’s hall of fame on September 11. Navy Captain Kurt Astroth will be in attendance for the induction ceremony in his honor at Mountain Pointe High School....
Arizona House Delegation Splits 5-4 On Stopgap Funding Law
By Matthew Holloway | President Donald Trump signed a temporary federal funding measure Wednesday that finances government operations through Dec. 11 while Congress works on fiscal year 2027 appropriations. The House approved the Senate-amended...
U.S. Added 162,000 Jobs In August, More Than Tripling Forecast
By Matthew Holloway | The United States added 162,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) monthly employment report. Republicans on the...
Sen. Finchem Questions AHCCCS Request To Pause 30 Administrative Appeals
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona State Senator Mark Finchem (R-LD11) is questioning a request by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to pause 30 pending administrative appeals involving a healthcare provider while the agency pursues...
Muslim Shooting Outside Tucson Gay Bar Killed Palestine Sympathizer
By Staff Reporter | A shooting outside a Tucson gay bar earlier this week by a Muslim immigrant took the lives of two men, one of whom happened to be a sympathizer to the Palestinian cause. The victims were Cameron Davis Capara, 33, and...
Rep. Walt Blackman Endorses Brad Bettencourt In LD9 House Race
By Matthew Holloway | State Rep. Walt Blackman (R-LD7) has endorsed Republican Bradley “Brad” Bettencourt in the three-candidate race for two Arizona House seats in Legislative District 9. Blackman is a retired U.S. Army combat veteran who served...
Poll Finds Majority Of Arizona Voters Want Limits On New Data Centers
By Ethan Faverino | A majority of Arizona voters oppose additional large data center development, with opposition becoming even stronger when voters are asked to weigh economic benefits against concerns over water, electricity, and infrastructure,...
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