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Tucson Elementary School Teacher, Red For Ed Activist Mocks School Choice

Jan 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Tucson elementary school teacher and prominent Red for Ed activist Wes Oswald derided school choice in a Twitter video posted earlier this week. In addition to teaching the third grade at Manzo Elementary School in the Tucson...

Gun Fired During Attack On USBP Agent As One Sheriff Warns Of Escalating Danger

Jan 28, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A U.S. Border Patrol agent patrolling in Cochise County suffered several cuts after being assaulted trying to take an undocumented immigrant into custody Wednesday morning, leading to at least one shot being fired from a...

Arizona Democrats Push Election Overhaul: Mail-In, Harvested Ballots, Automatic Voter Registration

Jan 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | One of the main agenda items for Arizona Democrats in the legislature appears to be major election reform. Three bills introduced recently would check several of the boxes on the Biden Administration’s election reform...

Trans School Board Member Argued Against Parents’ Rights at Arizona Legislature

Jan 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A transgender woman testifed to the Arizona House Education Committee that he opposed a bill to expand parental rights, HB2161. The Arizona Daily Independent identified the individual as Liberty Elementary School District...

Arizona Fourth in Job Recovery, Per Federal Report

Jan 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona ranked fourth in the nation for job recovery according to the latest report from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) statistics department. The state had 331,500 jobs lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but 345,900 jobs...

Gilbert-Based Horne Auto Group Acquires Nissan Dealership In Yuma

Jan 26, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Gilbert-based Horne Auto Group has added another automotive dealership to its list of holdings. Last month, the family-owned and operated company completed its purchase of Sonora Nissan in Yuma. The dealership, which has been...

Arizona Corporation Commission Strikes Down Green Policies Increasing Rates

Jan 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) struck down rule changes advancing renewable energy usage that would’ve increased the cost to taxpayers. The energy mandates would have required energy utilities to rely more on...

Pinal County Sheriffs Gifted Seized Equipment to High School Agriculture Students

Jan 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) announced Tuesday that they gave equipment seized in an illegal marijuana growing operation to a local high school for their agriculture classes. The seizure occurred in 2017,...

State Legislator Opposed to Parental Rights Bill: Parents to Blame, Not Schools

Jan 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In response to the House Education Committee hearing on a bill to enhance parental rights, State Representative Daniel Hernandez (D-Tucson) implied that the fault lied with parents, not with the schools. He said that the...

Six Of Arizona’s 207 School Districts At Highest Financial Risk

Jan 25, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Earlier this month Arizona Auditor General Lindsey Perry published a financial risk analysis of the state’s 207 public school districts, which showed dozens of districts rank at high-risk in one or more of 10 areas of review. But...

Health Experts Warn House Health Committee of Pediatric Fentanyl Crisis

Jan 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | During Monday’s House Health and Human Services Committee meeting, health experts and law enforcement warned lawmakers of a burgeoning crisis with Arizona’s youth: fentanyl, a dangerous drug overtaking the opioid market. The...

Arizona Legislator Proposes Ban on Forced Uyghur Labor

Jan 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A proposed bill, HB2488, would prevent Arizona or any public utilities from entering into contracts with companies unless the contracts stipulate that they don’t and won’t rely on forced labor of the Uyghurs within China. The...