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Armed “Gotaways” Crossing U.S. Border Cause Concern Over The Weekend

Oct 6, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A report of suspected ‘gotaways’ from the southern border made for some frightening Arizona news. This week, NewsNation’s National Correspondent, Ali Bradley, revealed that there may have been a group of men, who were armed,...

Willoughby Spearheads Expansion Of Program Providing Critical Hospital Support

Oct 6, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | One of Arizona’s newest legislators continues to deliver results for her district. On Wednesday, Republican State Representative Julie Willoughby announced that she had “spearheaded the expansion of the Arizona Resource Equity...

Arizona Lawmakers React To Ousting Of House Speaker McCarthy

Oct 5, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Rep. Kevin McCarthy became the first in American history to be voted out of the speakership this week, and Republican lawmakers are divided over that development. Led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01), House Democrats joined six...

School Choice Supporters Mark One Year Anniversary Of ESA Expansion

Oct 5, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona school choice leader marked the one-year anniversary of the historic policy going into effect in her state. On Saturday, Christine Accurso highlighted the one-year anniversary of all Arizona parents having the...

Arizona Commerce Authority May Have Misspent $2.4 Million To Court Private CEOs

Oct 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) may have misspent $2.4 million to court private CEOs, according to a new report from the Arizona Auditor General (AG). The ACA is a state agency managed as a public-private...

Feud Between Hobbs And Yee Over Agency Nominations Escalates

Oct 4, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Governor and Treasurer continue to escalate their political feud over the constitutionality of executive agency nominees. After Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, announced her decision to withdraw her remaining...

Arizona’s Three University Presidents Get $600K In Bonuses, Salaries Total $2.2 Million

Oct 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) issued three percent raises to Arizona’s three university presidents, bringing their collective salaries to over $2.2 million, with the three also receiving nearly $600,000 in...

Arizona Lawmakers Split Votes On Continuing Resolution To Avoid Government Shutdown

Oct 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona lawmakers mostly split along party lines in their votes last Friday on the continuing resolution that averted a government shutdown. Freshman Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-03) was the only Republican to join his...

Biden USO Appointee Attacks Military Members Who Voted For Reps. Biggs And Crane

Oct 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | One of President Joe Biden’s United Service Organizations (USO) appointees attacked members of the military that voted for Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) and Eli Crane (R-AZ-02). USO Board of Governors member Rebekah Sanderlin...

NAU Joins Biden Administration Effort To Validate Indigenous Knowledge As Scientific

Oct 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) will play a key role in an effort to validate indigenous knowledge as scientific knowledge using millions in federal funding. Ora Marek-Martinez, NAU’s associate vice president of the...

DOJ Gives $850K To Arizona For DNA Identification Of Illegal Immigrant Remains

Oct 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) awarded Arizona $850,000 to fund the identification and transportation of illegal immigrant remains. The DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Missing and Unidentified Human...

Dad Wears Revealing Outfit To Criticize School District’s New Risque Dress Code

Oct 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Higley Unified School District (HUSD) will now allow for students to wear more revealing clothing, which parents have criticized as risque. The district’s new dress code removed previous policy...