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$5 Million of Phoenix’s COVID Relief Funds Paying For Community College Tuitions

Sep 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council gave $5 million of the city’s COVID-19 recovery funds to the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) Foundation. The millions will be distributed to around 400 students with financial...

Fate of Arizona Governor Debate Delayed Another Week

Sep 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission (AZCCEC) voted to give gubernatorial opponents Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake another week to agree to a debate format. Even if the debate doesn’t take place, a Q&A...

Arizona’s Top Charter Schools Allowing Boys Into Girls’ Bathrooms, Parents Not Notified

Sep 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | One of Arizona’s top charter school chains, Legacy Traditional Schools (LTS), began allowing boys into girls’ bathrooms this semester under its new “Title IX Gender Identity Policy” — and didn’t notify parents. AZ Free...

Phoenix Will Spend $10 Million Every Year Until There Are Zero Traffic-Related Fatalities

Sep 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The city of Phoenix decided Wednesday to spend $10 million every year until they achieve zero traffic-related fatalities — likely ad infinitum. The council passed the Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan (RSAP) by a...

Arizona Troopers Bust 47K ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’: Drug Traffickers’ Ploy to Addict Children

Sep 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) busted a vehicle smuggling 233,000 fentanyl pills through a Nogales port of entry. 47,000 of those pills were “rainbow fentanyl,” a new marketing tactic by drug traffickers...

Maricopa County Recorder Forewarns That Democrats Will Lead On Election Night

Sep 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In an attempt to set voter expectations ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer shared that initial results would favor Democrats heavily. Richer based his prediction on the voting...

Public School Activists Telling Petition Signers School Choice Program Has No Oversight

Sep 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | While gathering signatures for a ballot initiative overturning Arizona’s universal school choice, Save Our Schools Arizona (SOSAZ) activists informed passersby erroneously that the state doesn’t review school choice...

6,500 Applications Filed to Join Arizona’s Universal School Choice Program

Sep 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona families have filed nearly 6,500 applications to join the state’s universal school choice program since enrollment launched two weeks ago. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) estimated that about 75 percent of the...

Health Care Providers Maintain Minor Record Confidentiality Despite Parental Right Law Taking Effect Later This Month

Sep 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A new law prohibiting restrictions to parental access of children’s records will take effect at the end of this month, on September 23. Even so, health care facilities are maintaining policies upholding their minor patients’...

Public Comments Sought For Improving 2030 Census Process

Sep 6, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced it wants the public to share ideas and comments about how the 2030 Census can be improved. The deadline for responding is Nov. 15, according to a Federal Register Notice. The Census...

August Bankruptcy Filings in Arizona Hit Highest Mark Of Year

Sep 5, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Financial eyes are focused on data recently released by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona showing August had the highest number of new filings this year, while also being the first month of 2022 to have more...

Arizona AG Is Asked To Take Immediate Action Against State School Board Event

Sep 4, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has been called on to take immediate action to prevent public school districts from using taxpayer funds in an effort to reduce how many of the state’s K-12 students are eligible for up to...