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Arizona Attorney General: Litchfield School District’s Diversity Empowerment Committee Violated Open Meeting Law
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona attorney general’s office found that Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) violated open meeting law through its Diversity Empowerment Team (DET). In some reporting, social media posts, and even LESD...
Arizona Reaches Tentative $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Agreement
The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced that it has signed on to a tentative historic $26 billion multistate settlement with four pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the opioid crisis. The tentative agreement includes Cardinal,...
Expert Says FDA Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Ensure Safety, Efficacy
By Corinne Murdock | The FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, now marketed as COMIRNATY, doesn’t mean it’s safe or effective, according to Dr. Jane Orient, Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)....
Coalition Introduces 2022 Ballot Initiative to Strengthen Voter ID
By Corinne Murdock | Last week, the Secretary of State’s office received the “Arizonans for Voter ID Act:” a ballot initiative to strengthen ID requirements for in-person and mail-in voting through universal voter ID. The initiative will require ID...
Arizona Ranks #4 For Post-COVID19 Job Recovery As Prop 208’s Impact Looms On Horizon
By Terri Jo Neff | Although Arizona is not yet back to pre-pandemic workforce levels, a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the state is headed in the right direction, with more than 21,000 jobs added in July, boosting Arizona to...
Representatives Gosar, Biggs Voted Against Hastening Visas for Afghans Fleeing Taliban
By Corinne Murdock | Last month, Representatives Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) voted against expediting visas for Afghans fleeing the Taliban. The Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act (ALLIES) Act applies to...
Union Withdraws Attempt To Obstruct Rhode Island Mom’s Access To Public Records
The National Education Association’s state affiliate tried to harass and intimidate Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas into silence just for trying to find out what her daughter would be taught in kindergarten by filing a legally baseless lawsuit...
Tucson Threatens to Fire First Responders That Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
By Corinne Murdock | Tucson's vaccine mandate may be the end of a career for many first responders. The city now requires that all of its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Tuesday - also the deadline for all religious and medical exemption...
Federal Charges Filed Against Chandler Couple Connected To Several Arizona Healthcare Businesses
By Terri Jo Neff | On Monday afternoon, Dale Henson and his attorney are slated to appear before a federal magistrate in Phoenix to argue why Henson, a Chandler resident, should be released from detention to await trial on 58 counts related to...
Ducey Announces Employment Funding To Help With Small Business Recovery
By Terri Jo Neff | A new state program announced last week by Gov. Doug Ducey will provide up to $10,000 to assist small businesses impacted by Mother Nature and her aftermath, as well as those still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ducey’s Aug....
Ducey And Bowers Welcome The Afghan Refugees After The Biden Administration Created Them
By Terri Jo Neff | Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Rusty Bowers that Arizona “wholeheartedly welcomes our share of the refugees” fleeing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is shining a light on a little known state...
Tucson Declares ‘Equity, Diversity & Inclusiveness Month’
By Corinne Murdock | One of the first items on Tucson City Council’s meeting list last week concerned making August 15 through September 15, 2021, “Equity, Diversity, & Inclusiveness Month.” Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are often...
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