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Arizona Legislators Fight For Future Water Security

Jun 12, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republican legislators made sure that water investments received sizable contributions in the recently negotiated budget deal for the state. In a press release issued last week, Representative Gail Griffin, the Chair...

Horne Finds Parents And Teachers Share “Valid Concerns” On Empower Hotline

Jun 12, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction gave an update on the new Empower Hotline from the state’s Department of Education. On Thursday, Superintendent Tom Horne provided an update on the Empower Hotline...

Phoenix Mayor Urges For Addition Of Public Railroad To City At Behest Of Amtrak CEO

Jun 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego heeded the call of Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner, urging for the addition of a public railroad to the city. Gallego said that the railroad, or passenger railway, would make long-distance travel...

Hobbs Vetoes Bill Aimed At Protecting Girls From Men In Bathrooms, Locker Rooms

Jun 11, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Another Arizona Republican proposal to protect children has been rejected by the state’s Democrat governor. On Thursday, Governor Katie Hobbs, vetoed SB 1040, which was sponsored by Senator John Kavanagh. The legislation,...

ESA Advocates Respond With Facts To Attacks

Jun 11, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Advocates of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) are responding to recent attacks on the program. Last week, Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs launched a political assault on ESAs, reacting to a recent memo from the...

Gov. Hobbs’ Office Of Tourism, Lottery Sponsors ‘Child-Friendly’ Drag Show

Jun 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Office of Tourism and the Arizona Lottery are sponsoring a “child-friendly” drag show next week in Flagstaff. The event, “Pride in the Pines: After Party,” will take place at the Orpheum Theater on...

Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Visits Arizona Border

Jun 10, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s frontline status with the crisis at America’s southern border led to a surprise, influential visitor this week. On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in his official capacity, traveled to the southern border...

Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr Visits Arizona Farmers On Border Crisis

Jun 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., visited Arizona farmers on Tuesday to discuss the impact of the border crisis on their livelihood. Kennedy made the trip to Yuma, the area hardest hit by the...

Federal Government Continues To Fly Illegals From Phoenix Airport Through Country

Jun 9, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport has become somewhat of a rite of passage for illegal immigrants as the federal government charters them across the country. It marks another moment in their lengthy journey of free...

Maricopa County Accused Of Ignoring Ballot Printer Manual, Causing Election Day Fiasco

Jun 9, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The company behind the ballot printer model behind the mass voting machine failures last November, OKI, says that Maricopa County’s oversight is to blame, not their machines. In a statement issued last...

Hobbs Vetoes Bill Aimed At Property Owners And Homeless

Jun 8, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Amid a growing issue of homelessness around Arizona – especially in the Phoenix-Metro region – Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs rejected a Republican proposal to help address the problem. On Monday, Governor Hobbs vetoed SB 1413,...

Arizona Removes Schools’ Social-Emotional Learning Hurdle To Federal Funding

Jun 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) removed a social-emotional learning (SEL) hurdle for low-income schools seeking access to federal funding. ADE slimmed down the Comprehensive Needs Assessment, which schools...