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Phoenix Offering Direct Flights To Tijuana, Top-Ten Deadliest City Globally

Aug 13, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Come February 2024, travelers can book a direct flight from Phoenix to the one of the world’s deadliest cities: Tijuana, Mexico. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport announced late last month that American...

ASU Law School Permits Generative AI In Applications

Aug 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Applicants to Arizona State University’s (ASU) law school may have to take their admissions test on their own, but they won’t have to do their own applications. ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law...

Audit Finds Arizona Child Services Failed Foster Kids

Aug 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | An audit released last month found that the Arizona Department of Child Services (DCS) has failed to follow state law on information sharing and case review attendance for foster children. ...

Arizona Corporation Commission Reaches Multi-State Settlement With Robinhood

Aug 11, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | On Tuesday, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) announced that it “joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational failures that harmed main...

Biden Administration Gives Tucson $71.5 Million For Public Housing, Zero Emissions

Aug 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Tucson has received nearly $71.5 million to cover progressive housing and emissions initiatives. Around $50 million will go into housing, and $21.5 million will go into emissions reduction and elimination. ...

Hobbs Plans To Meet With Utility Companies To Address Heatwave

Aug 11, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Democrat Governor is moving ahead with her plans to talk to the state’s utility companies to address the heatwave. This week, Governor Katie Hobbs announced that she had “scheduled a roundtable meeting with utility...

Fontes May Face Lawsuit For Violating Federal Law With Dirty Voter Rolls

Aug 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The secretary of state may face a lawsuit come November if he fails to clean up alleged dirty voter rolls in 14 counties. In a letter submitted Tuesday, Arizona Free Enterprise Club President and Executive Director Scott Mussi...

Maricopa Association Of Governments To Oversee $4.6 Billion For Emissions Reduction

Aug 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) may oversee up to $4.6 billion in federal funding to implement emissions reduction plans. The billions cover the second of two phases required by the...

Arizona Border Sheriff: No Border Patrol Officials Feel Border Is Secure

Aug 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says that no border patrol officials can attest that the border is secure. Dannels testified this during a joint congressional hearing in Sierra Vista, Arizona by the...

Fury Follows Biden Action On Grand Canyon Monument Move

Aug 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Legislative Republicans are furious over President Joe Biden’s announcement about the Grand Canyon. During his visit to Arizona on Tuesday, President Joe Biden established the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral...

Small Business Optimism Remains Intact Despite Biden Missteps

Aug 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | There continues to be a level of optimistic caution from small businesses across the United States as owners weather the current economic environment. On Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released...

Horne Pushes Back Against Hobbs’ ESA Claims With Independent Cost Analysis

Aug 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Another week brings another school choice battle between Arizona’s Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction. On Monday, the state’s schools chief, Tom Horne, issued a statement to continue to push back against...