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Anti-ICE Phoenix Drag Star, DACA Recipient Arrested For Sex With Minor Boy

Oct 8, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A popular Phoenix drag star and DACA recipient was arrested for sex with a minor last month. Michael “Mikey” Browder, 35 — better known in the Valley by the drag persona “Aubrey Ghalichi” — was arrested for having sex with a...

CSI Report: Arizona’s ESA Program Surges To 92,000+ Students

Oct 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A new report on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) shows a robust jump in ESA enrollment of nearly 15,000 students since last year. According to the detailed report, the...

Arizona Senate President Urges Federal Lawmakers To End Shutdown

Oct 8, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is pressing the state’s U.S. Senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, to support measures to reopen the federal government, saying the ongoing shutdown is causing widespread harm to...

Sen. Werner Demands Accountability From AHCCCS After Revelations Of Billions In Estimated Fraud

Oct 7, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | State Senator Carine Werner is escalating her oversight push against Arizona’s Medicaid agency, AHCCCS, after a tense committee hearing revealed what she called “catastrophic failures” in the state’s health care system. As...

Hamadeh Applauds Sen. Paul For Exposing TSA Program Used To Target Americans Under Biden Admin

Oct 7, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) expressed his gratitude to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, for his tireless efforts to uncover the misuse of the Transportation...

AZ Republican Congressmen Urge Democrat Sens. Kelly, Gallego To ‘Do The Right Thing’

Oct 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Six Arizona GOP House members—Reps. Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane, Paul Gosar, Abe Hamadeh, and David Schweikert—urged Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego in a letter to "do the right thing" by backing H.R....

Arizona Republic Adds New Coalition Of Political Voices To Opinions Page

Oct 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A varied coalition of political voices will be the newest contributors to the Arizona Republic opinions page. Those joining as representatives of the center and the right are former Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer,...

Maricopa Judge Who Mishandled 2022 Election Case May Get GOP Challengers In 2026

Oct 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Republicans are hoping to field a candidate against Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen should he decide to run for re-election in 2026. Jantzen, who presided over the 2022 Arizona Attorney General election challenge...

Horne Announces New Partnership To Expand Suicide Prevention Training In Schools

Oct 6, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) announced on Thursday that it has entered a multi-year partnership with The Jed Foundation (JED) to expand the state’s training options for school mental health professionals....

New Report Shows Hobbs Accepted CCP-Tied Donation After Vetoing Anti-China Bills

Oct 5, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | An investigative report released last week revealed that Arizona's Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs accepted a campaign donation from Pin Ni, a Chinese Communist Party member and board director at major automotive parts maker...

NAU Students Target Turning Point USA Chapter Table With Vandalization, Theft, And Threats

Oct 5, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Several Northern Arizona University (NAU) students were captured on film targeting a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) table with vandalization, theft, and threats of violence. These incidents occurred in the wake of the assassination...

White House Releases Memo Bracing Arizonans For The Impact Of The Democrat Shutdown

Oct 5, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a memo on Friday, detailing the state-level impacts of the government shutdown imposed by congressional Democrats and detailing the projected effects. The effects on...