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Paradise Valley School Board Member: White Christians Don’t Get a Say in Curriculum

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Paradise Valley School (PVUSD) Governing Board President Pro Tem indicated that white Christians shouldn’t determine curriculum. Newly elected PVUSD member Kerry Baker issued the remark over the weekend in response to...

Attorney General Mayes Accuses Former AG of Election Suppression

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes accused her predecessor, Mark Brnovich, of election suppression. In a Sunday interview with MSNBC, Mayes said that Brnovich’s office looked too hard for potential voter...

ASU Professor on Dr. Phil: Cultural Appropriation Equal to Racism, White Supremacy

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) professor Neal Lester said that cultural appropriation is equivalent to racism and white supremacy, specifically claiming it lacked humanity. Lester — an English professor at ASU for 26...

Arizona Democrats Reject Gov. Hobbs’ Pick for Party Chair

Jan 31, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Democratic Party (ADP) rejected Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick to lead the state party on Saturday. Chairing the party will be Yolanda Bejarano, a longtime union organizer who’d been serving as ADP’s vice chair. Hobbs’ pick...

Arizona Department of Education Purges ‘Woke’ From Its Midst

Jan 31, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is eliminating social-emotional learning and other "woke" initiatives from its administration, with an eye on barring it from schools entirely. ADE Superintendent Tom Horne...

TUSD Accused of Trapping Employees in Public Sector Unions

Jan 31, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) is violating state and federal law by making it too difficult for its employees to leave a labor union, according to a Jan. 18 letter sent to district officials by the Goldwater...

Retrial Request in Attorney General Election Awaits Judge’s Decisions

Jan 30, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Kris Mayes may have been sworn in as Arizona Attorney General earlier this month, but the legal arguments over whether she received the most lawfully cast votes is still ongoing, with a decision expected in a few weeks on whether...

New Phoenix Police Policy Could Put Officers and Public at Greater Risk

Jan 29, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | It is a standard officer safety, public safety protocol for an officer to draw his or her duty weapon and point it at a suspect during a high-risk arrest. But a proposal by Phoenix PD Interim Chief Michael Sullivan would make...

ASU Puts Urinals Into Women’s Restroom

Jan 29, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) has placed men’s urinals in women’s restrooms. The woman who discovered one of these installations, Rachel Hope, was at ASU’s Art Building. The urinal was located inside one of the enclosed...

Phoenix Rescinds NFL’s Authority To Govern Free Speech Following Court Loss

Jan 28, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the city of Phoenix rescinded the NFL’s authority to regulate free speech via signage throughout the Super Bowl season. The city’s resolution, issued Wednesday, followed their court loss last week...

NAU Study Says America Needs To Cooperate With China More for Climate Change

Jan 28, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Northern Arizona University (NAU) study declared that America needs to cooperate with China more for climate change. The lead author of the study, Hubert Cheung, advocated for greater cooperation with the communist...

Scottsdale Superintendent: White Race Is Problematic, Meritocracy Is a Lie

Jan 27, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A Scottsdale superintendent said that the white race is problematic, and that meritocracy is a lie. These comments, and more, came from Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent Scott Menzel in a 2019...