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‘Pro-Life Spiderman’ Jailed for Climbing Phoenix’s Tallest Building

Feb 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | An activist who goes by the nickname "Pro-Life Spiderman" was arrested after climbing Phoenix's tallest building. The activist, Maison Des Champs, scales buildings to raise money and awareness for pro-life causes....

Republicans Lead Effort To Lift School Spending Cap

Feb 10, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans led a bipartisan effort in the Arizona Legislature to raise the aggregate expenditure limit (AEL) for school districts in Fiscal Year 2023, easily avoiding a March 1 deadline to authorize the excess funds. The...

Superintendent Horne Shares Plans for Arizona’s Public Classrooms

Feb 9, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Democrats may have taken over most of the major statewide offices in Arizona in January 2023, but there’s one newly elected Republican officer who’s re-emerged on the scene and is ready to keep his promises to voters. Tom...

Arizona Representatives Share Thoughts on Biden’s SOTU

Feb 8, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | President Joe Biden gave his second State of the Union (SOTU) address on Tuesday night in front of a packed U.S. House chamber and millions of viewers around the world. As is the case with most of these speeches, members of...

Rep. Bliss Confident Gun Safety Course Bill Will Head to Governor

Feb 8, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona is one of the nation’s top Second Amendment states, and legislators are working to augment those constitutional protections – even though these new policies are highly likely to be vetoed by Democrat Governor Katie...

Woke ASU Honors College Faculty Recruited Students To Oppose Conservative Speaker Event

Feb 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) Barrett Honors College faculty recruited students to oppose an upcoming event featuring conservative speakers. These educators stand opposed to their colleagues that organized...

FTX Asks Arizona Legislators To Return Contributions

Feb 7, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | In a “confidential” letter issued Sunday, debtors of fallen crypto giant FTX asked for refunds from Arizona politicians, political action committees, and other beneficiaries. Arizona politicians received at least...

Shamp Bill Protects Employees’ Religious Beliefs

Feb 7, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | The reaction to COVID-19 may be mostly a thing of the past, but Arizona lawmakers are not finished with their efforts to protect their constituents’ constitutional liberties for the future. Sen. Janae Shamp introduced S.B....

NAU Funds $10 Million To Prioritize Indigenous People in Curriculum, Recruitment

Feb 7, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) pledged $10 million to prioritize Indigenous people in their curriculum, or “indigenize” it. The funds will build up the Seven Generations Signature Initiative (7SGI) for the next three years...

Maricopa County Official: Voter Turnout Groups Attempted To Register a Dog To Vote

Feb 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office says third-party voter turnout organizations using government seals have sent voter registration forms to ineligible voters and, in at least one instance, a dog. Aaron Flannery, a...

Dannels Expresses Frustration During Border Testimony to Congressional Committee

Feb 6, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels was asked to address the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary last week about the southwest border crisis, and he did not waste the opportunity, expressing frustration with how the Biden...

Rep. Biggs Moves To Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas Over Border Crisis

Feb 5, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) filed impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday. In a press release, Biggs accused Mayorkas of intentional dereliction of duty...