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Hobbs’ Head of DCS Wants Equity-Based Child Services Intervention

Jan 14, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The newly appointed head of the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) wants to make child services interventions equitable. Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Matthew Stewart last month following...

Phoenix Sued For Giving NFL, Super Bowl Committee Authority Over Local Free Speech Rights

Jan 13, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | A judge has been asked to put an end to a City of Phoenix ordinance which grants the NFL and the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee authority over how and where residents and property owners can exercise their free speech rights...

Maricopa County’s New Logo ‘Looks Like the Middle Finger’

Jan 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County may have to add its new branding to its growing list of controversies. Critics of the county’s new brand remark that the letter “I” in Maricopa looks like a bright orange middle finger. It appears the design was...

Attorney General Mayes’ New Chief Deputy Advocated For Assault Against Former AG

Jan 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes’ newly appointed right-hand man previously advocated for assault against the former attorney general. Earlier this week, Mayes appointed lawyer Dan Barr to become her chief deputy attorney...

Phoenix Public Policy Nonprofit Braces For More Violence Over Forced Donor Disclosure

Jan 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A proposition intended to provide transparency to certain, alleged dark money networks may result in more danger for certain nonprofits. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) says it’s faced threats of...

Maricopa County Investigating Election Day Printer Failures; Mistakenly Says Printers ‘Read’ Ballots

Jan 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County is investigating the mass failures of Election Day ballot-on-demand (BOD) printers resulting in issues for over 17,000 voters. In a press release last Friday, the county shared a joint statement from Board of...

New Attorney General May Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Firing Claim

Jan 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes may face a defamation lawsuit after a member of her administration falsely claimed that she fired former Assistant Attorney General Jen Wright. Wright, also formerly the head of the Election...

Arizona Requested Greater Airline Accountability Ahead of This Latest Mass Failure

Jan 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Wednesday's grounding of thousands of planes due to airlines’ massive management failures proved Arizona’s call for increasing federal oversight a prescient petition. Flights nationwide were grounded due to Federal Aviation...

Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants $40 Million For Illegal Immigrants’ College Tuition

Jan 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to ensure that illegal immigrants get a taxpayer-funded college education; she proposed an initial $40 million investment to realize this goal. Hobbs issued the proposal during her State of the State...

AZ Freedom Caucus Conducts Walkout, Plans Lawsuit To Push Back On Hobbs

Jan 10, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Several Republican lawmakers opted to walkout or turn their backs as a sign of protest during Monday’s State of the State address by Gov. Katie Hobbs. And the same group intends to move forward with plans to initiate a lawsuit...

Concerns Raised As Governor Aims To Grow Workforce With Executive Orders And 100 Day Initiative

Jan 9, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Her office says Gov. Katie Hobbs intends to unleash “Arizonan innovation” in order to grow the State’s workforce. This includes the first executive order of Hobbs’ term along with a 100 Day Initiative which was announced Tuesday....

University of Arizona is Paying for Employees and Kids’ Gender Reassignment Surgeries

Jan 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | New year, new policy: the University of Arizona (UArizona) began paying for gender reassignment surgeries for both employees and their children on Jan. 1. UArizona will cover up to $10,000 for these procedures through a newly...