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GOP Lawmaker Votes With Democrats To Kill Vaccine Mandate Ban for Government Employees

Feb 16, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A bill that would ban vaccine mandates for government employees died in committee on Monday after a Republican lawmaker voted with Democrats. State Rep. Matt Gress (R-LD04) said that while he opposed vaccine mandates, he...

Hobbs Nominee Fails To Earn Majority of Senate Vote, Confirmation Fails

Feb 15, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Governor Katie Hobbs’ nominee to head up Arizona’s health services department failed to earn the support of a majority of Senate members on Tuesday. Last week, the Arizona Senate’s bipartisan Committee on Director Nominations...

Arizona Superintendent Will Block Grants for Schools Lacking Police Presence

Feb 15, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Public schools who refuse to have armed officers on campus won’t receive grant money for school safety. In a press release last Wednesday announcing the latest round of $80 million in funding from the School...

Arizona House Passes $15.8 Billion Budget

Feb 15, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Two weeks after the Arizona Senate passed the state’s budget for 2023-2024, the House followed suit, setting the stage for another early legislative session showdown with Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ office. Last week, the...

The Left’s Manipulation of the Tax Code Is Having a Big Impact on Arizona Elections

Feb 14, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “[I]n this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” — true, unless you’re a leftist political nonprofit. For many of them, taxation isn’t certain, even if they run afoul of...

ESA Program Delivering Significant Results for Arizona Families

Feb 14, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | It’s been just over a month since new Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne, was sworn into office, and his hire to run the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program has been delivering significant...

AG Mayes Stops Investigating Social Credit Scores by Financial Institutions

Feb 14, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that her office would no longer investigate social credit scores imposed by banks and other financial institutions. Mayes said in a press release that social credit...

Hobbs Tells FOX News She Wants End of ESA Expansion

Feb 14, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has made no secret of her desire to dismantle the state’s school choice benefits for tens of thousands of children and their families, and this weekend, she was challenged on her desires by Fox...

Rep. Debbie Lesko Introduces Legislation To Protect Women From Gender Ideology

Feb 13, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-08) introduced a resolution to protect women by preventing gender ideology from redefining biological sex. Lesko was joined in the resolution by Sen. Cindy...

NAU To Provide Free Tuition to Native Americans, Limit Aid to Other Races

Feb 13, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) will provide free tuition regardless of income to Native Americans from Arizona tribes but requires other races to fall below a certain financial threshold to qualify. NAU President José Luis...

Crowd Booed Gov. Hobbs at Phoenix Open Golf Tournament

Feb 12, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix Open crowd reportedly booed Gov. Katie Hobbs after her attendance was announced at the tournament on Wednesday. Eyewitness accounts say the incident occurred at the Skybox stadium located on Hole 16...

Hobbs’ Nominee to ADHS Fails To Secure Senate Committee Support

Feb 12, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Governor Katie Hobbs has been reticent to transmit her nominations for state agency heads to the state legislature, and the effort by the Arizona Senate to bring transparency to the process may not lend itself to greater...