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In 2023, 65 Arizona Educators Faced Discipline For Sexual Misconduct With Minors

Jan 5, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | 65 Arizona educators and 23 certified in Arizona faced discipline relating to sexual misconduct with minors in 2023. According to Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) board meetings, 88 educators’ alleged and/or...

San Luis’ New Vice Mayor Is A Convicted Ballot Harvester Under Probation

Jan 4, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | The San Luis City Council selected Gloria Torres as their newest vice mayor, a woman convicted and currently under probation for ballot harvesting in the 2020 election. During their final meeting last month, the city...

Senators Gowan And Shamp Share Their Priorities For Upcoming Legislative Session

Jan 4, 2024

By Daniel Stefanksi | Arizona Republicans continue to lay out their agenda as the legislative session fast approaches. Over the past weekend, two Arizona Republican state senators, David Gowan and Janae Shamp, revealed snapshots of their plans for...

Shope: Closing Lukeville Was “Irresponsible And Reckless”

Jan 4, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | One Arizona Republican Senator continues to hold the Biden administration accountable over the recent closure of a port of entry at the border. On Wednesday, State Senator T.J. Shope, reacted to news of the Lukeville Port of...

Hobbs Announces Plans To Dismantle ESA Program

Jan 3, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Mere days before the start of the 2024 Arizona legislative session, the state’s Democrat governor is finally telegraphing her primary plan for the months ahead – though her proposal is likely dead on arrival with the...

Fontes Drops New Elections Procedures Manual, Draws Threats Of Litigation

Jan 3, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona has a new Elections Procedures Manual for the 2024 cycle, though litigation is all but certain from state Republicans. On Saturday, just before the statute-mandated deadline of December 31, Democrat Adrian Fontes...

ESA Program Saw Significant Growth In 2023

Jan 3, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s historic universal school choice program has seen significant growth in its first full year of operations. Last month, the Executive Director for Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, John Ward,...

Some Arizonans To Get A Cut Of $700 Million Google Play Store Settlement

Jan 3, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s Android users should keep an eye out: they may receive a piece of a recent $700 million settlement over Google’s Play Store monopoly. In addition to paying out millions to affected consumers, Google will initiate...

Horne On ESA Report: “Nothing Is Being Withheld”

Jan 2, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | The holiday season didn’t bring holly and jolly to the ongoing feud between Arizona’s Democrat Governor and Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction. In the days leading up to Christmas, Governor Katie Hobbs and...

Arizona Ranks In Top Ten Among States With Most Credit Cards

Jan 2, 2024

By Corinne Murdock | The state of Arizona is among the top ten in the nation for having the most credit cards. According to a new study by WalletHub, Arizonans rank ninth among all states concerning credit card ownership. ...

9th Circuit Hands Arizona Republicans Vaccine Mandate Win

Dec 31, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican legislative leaders scored a significant legal victory as the clock runs out on 2023. On Thursday, a panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order against the Biden...

Arizona’s New Minimum Wage Will Be Ninth Highest In The Country

Dec 30, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Minimum wage in Arizona will rise to over $14 an hour in the new year, a 50-cent increase from the previous amount of over $13. At $14.35, that will make Arizona the state with the ninth-highest minimum wage in...