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Arizona Ranks In Top 5 For Fastest Homeownership Growth Over The Past Decade

Dec 20, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | While homeownership rates have remained stubbornly flat or declined in many parts of the country, Arizona has beaten the trend with one of the strongest increases in the nation, according to a new decade-long study by the New...

Americans Expected To Shop At Records Numbers Today

Dec 20, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A record number of consumers plan to shop on “Super Saturday” this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, signaling continued strength in final-stretch holiday spending...

Kyrene School District Closing Six Schools Over Enrollment Decline

Dec 19, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Kyrene School District (KSD) will be closing six schools over the next two years due to budgetary concerns from declining enrollment. After months of deliberations, the KSD Governing Board voted unanimously...

Securities Administrators Warn Investors Of Top Fraud Threats For Christmas 2025

Dec 19, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) are cautioning investors to remain vigilant this Christmas season amid an increase in sophisticated fraud schemes....

Arizona Corporation Commission To Launch New Business Filing Portal In January

Dec 19, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is preparing to roll out a new online business filing system, Arizona Business Connect, which is scheduled to go live on January 12, 2026. The new platform will replace the Commission’s...

Arizona PBS Bureau At ASU To Stop Airing This Week

Dec 18, 2025

By Staff Reporter | After this week, Arizona PBS will have one less program broadcasting the western news. Arizona State University (ASU) declined to renew its contract with NewsHour West, a bureau in downtown Phoenix under the member station...

Hamadeh Calls For Investigation Into CNN-Kalshi Partnership

Dec 18, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | U.S. Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) has sent a sharply worded letter to the Acting Chairwoman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline D. Pham, seeking answers and potential regulatory action regarding...

Rep. Kupper Introduces Bill To Allow Higher Speed Limits On Select Rural Interstates

Dec 18, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona state Rep. Nick Kupper (R-LD25) has introduced legislation that would allow higher speed limits on certain rural interstate highways, citing roadway design, safety data, and differences between urban and rural driving...

New Investigation Tracks Billion-Dollar ‘NGO Syndicate’ Paying To Turn Arizona Blue

Dec 17, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Wealthy leftists outside the state are paying big money to deepen the blue in Arizona. An investigative report by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) and AZ Liberty Network (AZLN) documented the way national...

Arizona Senate Republicans Release 2026 Majority Plan

Dec 17, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate Republicans released their 2026 Majority Plan on Monday, outlining policy priorities aimed at reducing the cost of living, strengthening public safety, supporting economic growth, and increasing oversight of...

Hamadeh Leads GOP Effort To Create D.C. Memorial Honoring Americans Killed By Illegal Immigrants

Dec 17, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | House Republicans, led by Arizona Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08), unveiled legislation Friday proposing the creation of a permanent national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring Americans killed by individuals unlawfully...

BASIS Elementary School Allegedly Told Families To Honor Coach’s New Transgender Identity

Dec 16, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The leadership at one BASIS Charter School allegedly told families they were required to honor one of their coach’s new transgender identity. Community members shared an email they claimed to have obtained a copy of from...