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Maricopa County Investigating Election Day Printer Failures; Mistakenly Says Printers ‘Read’ Ballots

Jan 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County is investigating the mass failures of Election Day ballot-on-demand (BOD) printers resulting in issues for over 17,000 voters. In a press release last Friday, the county shared a joint statement from Board of...

New Attorney General May Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Firing Claim

Jan 11, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes may face a defamation lawsuit after a member of her administration falsely claimed that she fired former Assistant Attorney General Jen Wright. Wright, also formerly the head of the Election...

Arizona Requested Greater Airline Accountability Ahead of This Latest Mass Failure

Jan 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Wednesday's grounding of thousands of planes due to airlines’ massive management failures proved Arizona’s call for increasing federal oversight a prescient petition. Flights nationwide were grounded due to Federal Aviation...

Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants $40 Million For Illegal Immigrants’ College Tuition

Jan 10, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to ensure that illegal immigrants get a taxpayer-funded college education; she proposed an initial $40 million investment to realize this goal. Hobbs issued the proposal during her State of the State...

AZ Freedom Caucus Conducts Walkout, Plans Lawsuit To Push Back On Hobbs

Jan 10, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Several Republican lawmakers opted to walkout or turn their backs as a sign of protest during Monday’s State of the State address by Gov. Katie Hobbs. And the same group intends to move forward with plans to initiate a lawsuit...

Concerns Raised As Governor Aims To Grow Workforce With Executive Orders And 100 Day Initiative

Jan 9, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | Her office says Gov. Katie Hobbs intends to unleash “Arizonan innovation” in order to grow the State’s workforce. This includes the first executive order of Hobbs’ term along with a 100 Day Initiative which was announced Tuesday....

University of Arizona is Paying for Employees and Kids’ Gender Reassignment Surgeries

Jan 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | New year, new policy: the University of Arizona (UArizona) began paying for gender reassignment surgeries for both employees and their children on Jan. 1. UArizona will cover up to $10,000 for these procedures through a newly...

Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Spokeswoman Supported FBI Most Wanted Terrorist

Jan 8, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs selected as her spokeswoman a leader of two leftist dark money organizations and supporter of an FBI Most Wanted terrorist. Hobbs’ spokeswoman, Josselyn Berry, served as leadership in two organizations that...

Jewish Rights Group Falsely Claims UArizona Professor Murdered Due to Antisemitism

Jan 7, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | A prominent Jewish rights group falsely claimed that the University of Arizona (UArizona) professor shot and killed last October was targeted due to antisemitism. The Simon Wiesenthal Center named the UArizona slaying...

Lake’s Election Challenge Appeal Won’t Be Expedited To Supreme Court

Jan 7, 2023

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake must start her election challenge appeal at the Arizona Court of Appeals – Division 1, rejecting Lake’s argument for a transfer of the case in hopes...

University of Phoenix Hosted ‘Equity Challenge’ for Staff

Jan 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Last month, the University of Phoenix hosted a 21-day “equity challenge” for its staff. The challenge was voluntary for faculty and staff, and hosted by the Office of Educational Equity. Focus areas for...

Gov. Katie Hobbs Keeps Inauguration Donations Secret

Jan 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t disclose how much her inauguration ceremony will cost, or how much donors paid for it. Hobbs’ decision to withhold the donors’ identities not only contradicts her campaign promises but past...