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Arizona Senate To Hold Special Hearing On Medicaid Fraud Amid Alarming Reports Of Waste And Abuse

Jul 13, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | In response to a surge of troubling reports involving fraudulent Medicaid claims and abuse within Arizona's healthcare system, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee has announced a special hearing scheduled for...

New Phoenix Police Chief Sees No Role For Department In Immigration Matters

Jul 12, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Matt Giordano, Executive Director of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) and a former Phoenix Police Commander with 20 years on the force, has been named as Phoenix’s next Chief of Police by City...

Arizona’s Housing Shortage Poised To Worsen Despite Brief Relief For Buyers

Jul 12, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) signals that Arizona’s housing market may be headed for deeper trouble, even as homebuyers enjoy a short-term dip in prices. The think tank’s second-quarter analysis shows that...

Arizona Republic’s Laurie Roberts Forced To Delete Tweet About Medicare

Jul 11, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Earlier this week, Republican Congressman Abe Hamadeh’s (R-AZ08) social media team offered words of gratitude and even praise for Laurie Roberts, an opinion columnist for the Arizona Republic. The exhange came in regard to the...

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deploys Advanced Body Scanners To Strengthen Jail Security

Jul 11, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | In a critical move to combat the growing threat of drugs and contraband entering county jails, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has deployed advanced LineV X-ray body scanners at its Intake, Transfer, and Release (ITR)...

Arizona Voters Face Three Early Ballot Measures For 2026 Election

Jul 10, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Sixteen months before the 2026 General Election, Arizona voters already know at least three ballot measures they'll be weighing come November. Referred to the ballot by state lawmakers during the most recent legislative...

Rep. Carbone: ‘Mayes Would Rather Play Politics And Protect Discrimination’

Jul 10, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Joining KFYI’s Conservative Circus host James T. Harris on Monday, Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone doubled down on comments he made to the Arizona Daily Independent (ADI) on Saturday. Carbone offered the outlet a...

Governor Hobbs Breaks Her Own Veto Record

Jul 9, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has set a new record for vetoes in a single legislative session, rejecting 178 bills passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, surpassing her previous record of 143 in 2023. While Hobbs...

Cochise County Pilots Advanced Drone Program To Boost Border Security

Jul 9, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday, July 7th, that they will be launching a state-of-the-art drone pilot program. They will be partnering with Draganfly Inc. to bring a cutting-edge initiative designed to...

Rep. Gosar’s Downwinders Parity Act Passes Through Inclusion In ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Jul 9, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Months after its reintroduction to Congress, H.R. 1362 the Downwinders Parity Act, sponsored by Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ09) and cosponsored by Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08), passed by inclusion within the ‘One Big, Beautiful...

Under Hobbs, Arizona Went From 4th In Nation For Job Growth To 47th

Jul 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Although the causes are attributed to various factors by different sources, largely dependent on political leanings, one irrefutable fact emerged on Monday. During Governor Katie Hobbs' tenure, Arizona has plunged from a...

Arizona Republicans Support “One Big Beautiful Bill” To Provide New Tax Relief For Workers And Seniors

Jul 8, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, supported by all Arizona's Republican representatives, was signed on Friday, July 4th. The bill provides the largest tax relief in American history....