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GOP Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting On Biden Plan To Take Land For Native Americans

Aug 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, Republican lawmakers held an emergency meeting on President Joe Biden’s plan to take 1.1 million acres of federal public land for Native Americans. The meeting occurred in the Joint Natural Resources, Energy &...

Goldwater Institute Education Expert Fact-Checks Hobbs’ ESA Claims

Aug 7, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | One of Arizona’s most-influential organizations is bringing facts to the conversation surrounding the state’s historic school choice expansion program. Last month, the Director of Education Policy for the Goldwater Institute,...

Arizona Lawmakers Share Concerns With Election Procedure Manual Development

Aug 7, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republican Legislators continue to share their concerns about the progression of the latest Election Procedure Manual (EPM). On Friday, Arizona State Representatives Michael Carbone and Steve Montenegro issued a press...

Arizona Democratic Lawmakers Say Border Crisis Is Sensationalized

Aug 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Democratic lawmakers representing the border issued a public announcement on Tuesday declaring the border to be improved. Neither of the senators behind the announcement, Brian Fernandez (D-LD23) and...

Attorney General Mayes Fighting Idaho’s Travel Ban For Minors Seeking Abortions

Aug 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes is fighting the state of Idaho’s ban on minors traveling to other states to obtain an abortion. Mayes joined a coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general to challenge the ban in federal...

Horne’s School Safety Task Force Focused On Getting More Armed Officers And Social Workers In Schools

Aug 5, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s schools’ chief is laser focused on protecting children in their places of education. On Wednesday, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced that he had “convened the first School Safety Task...

Arizona AG Fights To Keep Government Collusion With Social Media Companies

Aug 5, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes is fighting to continue government's collusion with social media to control online speech. Mayes joined a 21-state coalition of Democratic attorneys general to oppose a federal decision...

AG Candidate Hamadeh Appeals To Arizona Supreme Court For New Trial

Aug 5, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Republican Attorney General candidate Abe Hamadeh has taken his appeal for a new trial to the Arizona Supreme Court. In the petition filed on Thursday, Hamadeh’s team argued that the state's judicial branch had...

FBI Warns Public Of Technical Support Scams Targeting Older Adults

Aug 4, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning Americans of a scam that is sadly targeting a growing number of individuals. Late last month, the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement (PSA), “warning the public of a...

62 Percent Of AZ Schools Have No Plan To Maintain Operations When COVID Relief Monies Expire

Aug 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Up to 62 percent of Arizona’s public-school districts and charters have no written plan for maintaining current operations once relief monies run out next September. Most districts’ lack of preparedness was revealed in an...

Legislative Leaders File Emergency Motion In Federal Court To Defend Save Women’s Sports Act

Aug 3, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Legislative leaders are continuing to defend the integrity of women’s sports in federal court. On Tuesday, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma filed an emergency motion with...

Biden, Democratic Leaders Split With Go-To Election Lawyer

Aug 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic leadership and Biden officials split with their go-to election lawyer, Marc Elias; a 2021 Supreme Court loss from Arizona served as a major catalyst for the breakup. In that case, Brnovich v. Democratic National...