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Public School Spending Surged During COVID But Teacher Pay Didn’t Follow Despite Funding

Jul 27, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | If state lawmakers provided nearly 28 percent more funding to increase the salaries of Arizona’s public school teachers between 2018 and 2021, why did those teachers’ pay only go up 16.5 percent? And how did Arizona’s public...

Liberal Election-Related Initiative Hit With Lawsuit Over Non-Compliant Petition Circulators

Jul 27, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A judge will decide next week whether Arizona voters will see an initiative on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot to approve what the Arizona Free Enterprise Club calls “radical” election procedure changes. Judge Joseph...

Dark Money-Fueled Arizona Ballot Initiative Proposes Gutting Election Integrity Measures

Jul 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A proposed ballot initiative for this November seeks to implement a sprawling 25-page overhaul of elections processes, accruing over $7.6 million so far from the national network of Democratic dark money. Namely, the Arizonans...

Biden’s 9th Circuit Nominee From Arizona Raises Concerns Over Progressive Activism

Jul 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | President Joe Biden’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals nominee, Phoenix-based attorney Roopali Desai, spurred Republican criticisms that her progressive activism throughout her career would result in judicial activism. ...

University of Arizona Refuses to Release Records on Student Bias Complaint System

Jul 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The University of Arizona (UArizona) denied a reporter’s public records request concerning complaints received by its bias complaint system for students. The reporter, Christian Schneider with The College Fix,...

Federal Judge Dismisses Governor Ducey’s Lawsuit to Keep COVID Funds for Maskless Schools

Jul 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Last Tuesday, a federal judge dismissed Governor Doug Ducey’s lawsuit against the Biden administration’s attempt to recoup COVID-19 relief funds given to mask mandate-free K-12 schools. Arizona District Court Judge Steve Logan...

Everything Is Coming Up Roses In Eloy

Jul 25, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Agriculture has long been a key to Arizona’s economy, as shown by the inclusion of cotton and citrus in the 5 C’s of the state’s top economic drivers (copper, climate, and cattle being the others). But one company in Eloy...

Scottsdale Teacher Pushes Radical Sex Theories Not Approved by District

Jul 24, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) psychology teacher instructed high schoolers on controversial, challenged, and, in some cases, debunked claims concerning sexual orientation. According to records obtained by AZ...

Arizona Cardinals Player Pledges to Pay for Funeral So Fan May Keep Her Memorabilia

Jul 23, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt pledged to pay for the funeral of a fan’s grandfather after the woman advertised the sale of her Watt memorabilia. The woman, Houston native and longtime Watt fan...

Copper Mining Reboot In Arizona Hits Snags As Workforce Is Cut

Jul 23, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona ‘s hope to reinvigorate domestic copper production has hit what workers and industry experts hope is only a temporary pause with the reduction of workforce and wellfield operations at Excelsior Mining’s Gunnison Copper...

Democratic Secretary of State Candidates in Conflict Over Alleged Opposition Research

Jul 22, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Democratic primary for secretary of state race is heating up after reports that Reginald Bolding will release opposition research on Adrian Fontes in the near future. The news prompted Fontes to issue a video to...

Gun Control Activist Invited by Democrats Shouts Down Congressman Biggs in Committee Hearing

Jul 22, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg shouted down Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) and disrupted the House hearing on a gun control bill. The day-long Judiciary Committee hearing...