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West-MEC Reports Increased Attendance And Academics Scores From Fall

Jan 23, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | Western Maricopa Education Center reported high attendance and academic achievement scores in the fall 2023 semester. West-MEC is a career and technical education school district with 45,000 students across its four...

Arizona Remains One Of The Best States To Start A Business

Jan 22, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | The Grand Canyon State is one of the best in the country for starting a business. According to a recently released report from WalletHub, Arizona ranked sixth in the nation for entrepreneurs looking to start a business. The...

Arizona Legislators Join Fight For Trump On The Ballot At Supreme Court

Jan 22, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republican legislators continue to work alongside state attorneys general in significant legal fights in federal court. On Friday, the Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus announced it had joined an amicus brief to...

Tamale Bill Clears First Hurdle At Arizona Legislature

Jan 21, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A surprisingly controversial bill from 2023 cleared its first hurdle this week at the Arizona Legislature. On Wednesday, HB 2042 (“The Tamale Bill”), sponsored by Representative Travis Grantham, passed the House Regulatory...

Bill Would Require Abortion Providers To Show Pregnant Women Ultrasound Of Unborn Child

Jan 21, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | A bill proposed by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., would require abortion providers to show pregnant women their unborn baby on an ultrasound before proceeding with the abortion. The Ultrasound Informed Consent Act provides...

State Treasurer: Gov. Hobbs’ Education Funding Plan Is ‘Dangerous And Unsustainable’

Jan 21, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed education funding plan is “dangerous and unsustainable” according to State Treasurer Kimberly Yee. Hobbs’ plan, if passed by the state legislature, would renew Proposition 123 for...

Prescott Mother Testifies To Congress: Mayorkas’ Border Policy Killed My Daughter

Jan 20, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | A Prescott mother blames Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for her daughter's death. In testimony to Congress on Thursday, Josephine Dunn explained that her daughter, Ashley,...

Maricopa County Republicans Call For Voter Registration Cards To Be Termed Accurately

Jan 20, 2024

By Elizabeth Troutman | The Maricopa County Republican Committee is calling on Arizona state congress members to run a bill that mandates calling voter registration cards by a more accurate name. “Will one or both of your members please run a...

Maricopa County Attorney Urges Stronger Animal Abuse Laws, Cites Chandler House Of Horrors

Jan 19, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Animal abusers have a greater chance of getting away with their crimes under current Arizona law, according to Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. The county attorney and animal welfare advocates are working to change...

Arizona GOP Coffers Healthy Ahead Of 2024 Elections

Jan 19, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are gearing up for the November General Election. Last week, the Arizona Republican Party announced that it had “set another record-breaking fundraising quarter under the leadership of Chairman DeWit.”...

Cartel Violence Continues To Affect Southern Arizona Communities

Jan 19, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Last week, Ali Bradley, a National Correspondent for NewsNation, revealed news that the Lukeville Port of Entry had shut down for a brief time. Bradley attributed the closure to “violence in Mexico” due to “fighting/gun...

One Arizona Town Is The Progressive Pioneer Of Controlling Online Speech

Jan 18, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Big Brother is alive and well in one Arizona town, where an entire department of city employees is paid to monitor the online speech of employees and elected officials — as well as control all government communications online —...