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Flagstaff to Increase Minimum Wage to Nearly $17 an Hour

Sep 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Come January, Flagstaff will increase its minimum wage from $15.50 to $16.80 an hour, and from $13 to 14.80 an hour for tipped employees. Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy shared the news on Tuesday....

Former Arizona Health Director: Low Child COVID Vaccination Due to Inaccessibility

Sep 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Public Health Association (AZPHA) director Will Humble claimed on Tuesday that a majority of parents aren’t vaccinating their children for COVID-19 because of inaccessibility. Yet, there are hundreds of vaccination...

Majority of Arizona Students Continue to Fail Statewide Testing, Per Latest Report

Sep 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The latest Arizona Department of Education (ADE) report reveals that a majority of Arizona students continue to fail the statewide assessment. This year, only 41 percent of students passed the English Language Arts (ELA)...

Democratic Maricopa County Attorney Candidate Forgives Campaign Manager’s Explicit Tweets

Sep 13, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Explicit social media posts from Bruce Franks Jr., the campaign manager for Democratic Maricopa County attorney candidate Julie Gunnigle, came to light and caused controversy this past weekend. Gunnigle was quick to overlook...

Gubernatorial Candidate, Private Schooler Hobbs Vows to Undo Universal School Choice

Sep 13, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs, a product of private schools, revealed on Monday that she plans to reverse Arizona’s universal school choice if elected. Hobbs appropriated pro-school choice phrasing to describe...

Superintendent Kathy Hoffman Sued Over Adult-Supervised, Secretive Sex Chat Rooms for Minors

Sep 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Kathy Hoffman is facing a lawsuit for advertising links to chat rooms where minors discuss sex and gender with adults present and without parents necessarily knowing. The...

Kari Lake Requests ‘Open Invitation’ For Opponent Katie Hobbs to Debate

Sep 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake requested that Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs have an “open invitation” for a debate. Even if the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission (AZCCEC) allows an open invitation...

University of Arizona Launches East Asia Program

Sep 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) announced this week that it would establish a Center for East Asian Studies. East Asia includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. UArizona is the only higher...

Cards Against Humanity: Proceeds from ‘Theocratic Hellscape’ Arizona to Fund Abortions, Charges Pro-Lifers More

Sep 11, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Cards Against Humanity (CAH), the popular entertainment company, is forcing Arizonan customers’ hands on the abortion debate. If Arizonans buy from the company online, 100 percent of the proceeds go to the two abortion fund...

Ducey’s Yuma Border Barrier Is Working As Planned

Sep 11, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The shipping container “Border Barrier” approved by Gov. Doug Ducey earlier this summer along some previously unsecured sections of the border in Yuma County is fulfilling its promise, several officials reported Thursday. The...

Flags To Be Flown At Half-Staff Sunday To Remember 9-11 Attacks

Sep 10, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizonans will mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a variety of ways Sunday, including by having all state flags lowered to half-staff. Gov. Doug Ducey issued the order in remembrance of the...

Senator Kelly Claims He Avoids Stock Trading Despite Violating STOCK Act Last Year

Sep 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed that he doesn't engage in stock trading. Yet last year, Kelly was fined for violating the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act....