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Bowers Ignores ‘Character Attacks’ After Censure By AZGOP Executive Committee

Jul 21, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona Speaker of the House of Representatives Rusty Bowers has been censured by the executive committee of the Republican Party of Arizona, it was announced late Tuesday evening. Bowers will no longer have any formal...

Doorbell Recordings Are Popular And Useful To Police, But Who Is In Control Of Your Privacy?

Jul 21, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | This week’s viral doorbell videos of a UPS driver fainting outside a Scottsdale home and a squadron of javelinas tearing up a newly landscaped yard in Oro Valley are just the latest example of what homeowners, renters, and...

Pima County Recorder Prohibiting Political Party Poll Watchers

Jul 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly has prohibited political party observers from accessing 15 in-person early voting locations. Counsel for the Republican National Committee (RNC) sent a letter to Cázares-Kelly on...

Arizona Rated Worst State to Live In By CNBC Social Justice Metric

Jul 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona was ranked the worst state to live in based on its quality of life and inclusivity scoring by one of the biggest news outlets in the country. Its weaknesses that gave it the bottom ranking were air quality,...

Mother Battling Teachers Union Lawsuit Over Public Records Advises Arizona Parents

Jul 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Nicole Solas, the Rhode Island mother who was sued by the nation’s largest teacher union for requesting public records, offered advice to Arizona parents facing similar transparency battles. As AZ Free News reported last week,...

Governor Ducey Responds to DC, New York City Mayors’ Complaints of Migrants Bused In From Arizona

Jul 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Governor Doug Ducey told Democratic mayors of the nation’s capital and most populous city, respectively, that they shouldn’t complain to him about asylum seekers, but should petition their party since it bears ultimate...

Border Crisis Unabated As More Arizonans Being Arrested For Human Smuggling

Jul 19, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The hot temperatures of June did not slow down the relentless flow of people hoping to enter the United States along the southwest border, according to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). While the...

Maricopa County Attorney Candidate Campaigns With Profanity-Laden Anti-Police Supporters

Jul 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County Attorney candidate Julie Gunnigle has campaigned alongside a man and a woman that mocked Blue Alerts: a safety protocol enacted to counter law enforcement murders. The exchange occurred between Planned...

Arizona Health Department Issues Ambiguous Warnings on Monkeypox Spread

Jul 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has been issuing warnings about the spread of monkeypox, an infectious viral disease mainly spread through intimate relations. ADHS noted that monkeypox is transmitted through...

ACC Drafts Remedy Plan To Address 911, Service Outages In Apache And Navajo Counties

Jul 17, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has ordered a telecommunications company to detail its response to a 48-hour service outage last month by making an hour by hour report. At the same time, commissioners are considering a...

Popular Antifa Account Blocked This Reporter From Following, But Not Mainstream Media

Jul 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A popular anti-fascist account dedicated to researching and writing about Arizona’s “far-right extremism,” Arizona Right Wing Watch (ARWW), blocked this reporter despite having no direct interactions. The...

Rep. Gallego Accused GOP Congressional Candidate of Being Fake Latina For Married Name

Jul 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) took to Twitter to attack Republican congressional candidate Tanya Wheeless for including her maiden name, Contreras, in her campaign. Gallego launched his brief attack on...