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Phoenix City Council Deprioritizes Police Enforcement of Abortion Law

Oct 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | During Tuesday’s policy meeting, the Phoenix City Council approved a resolution permitting the Phoenix Police Department (PPD) to deprioritize investigations of abortion law violations. It doesn’t distinguish between early-term...

Prop 310 Sales Tax Benefitting Fire Districts Wouldn’t Require Transparency

Oct 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Approximately 1 in 5 Arizonans reside in a fire district, but a new sales tax proposition wants all Arizonans to foot the bill. Firefighter union leaders say that it’s only fair, given the massive amount that tourists spend in...

ASU President Accused of Favoritism For Katie Hobbs, House Republicans Pledge to Defund AZPBS

Oct 15, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission (AZCCEC) accused Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow of playing favorites by giving Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs the interview she wanted....

PBS Compromises Kari Lake’s Interview, Caves to Katie Hobbs’ Demand For One-on-One

Oct 14, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | For the first time in history, it appears that Arizona PBS has cast a vote for governor — and not for the candidate they owed a platform to on Wednesday. As it stands, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs...

Some Top County Election Officials May Have Violated Law In Pushing “No” On Prop 309

Oct 13, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich has been asked to look into whether some of the state’s top election officials violated state law this week by issuing a statement opposing Proposition 309, which is on the Nov. 8 statewide...

Border Patrol Union Criticizes Chief For Omitting Number of Escaped, Released Illegals

Oct 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) criticized Border Patrol (BP) Chief Raul Ortiz for presenting a limited set of immigration enforcement data over this past holiday weekend. The NBPC suggested that Ortiz release the...

Former Vice President Mike Pence Visits Phoenix to Celebrate Universal School Choice

Oct 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, former Vice President Mike Pence came to Phoenix to celebrate Arizona’s universal school choice. Pence attended a forum hosted by the Club for Growth, a conservative nonprofit based out of Washington, D.C. The forum...

Democrat Katie Hobbs Organized ‘Slave Day’ at Her High School

Oct 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Race and class-based power structures appear to be a lifelong theme for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs. On Monday, the Daily Mail published an exclusive investigative report revealing that Hobbs...

Arkansas Senator Endorses Mitchell For Maricopa County Attorney, Decries Gunnigle as ‘Soros Prosecutor’

Oct 11, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) endorsed Republican incumbent Rachel Mitchell for Maricopa County Attorney, decrying her Democratic opponent Julie Gunnigle as a “Soros prosecutor.” ...

Congressman Gallego Courts Anti-Semitic Entities While Calling Republicans ‘Nazis’

Oct 11, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-07) continues to call Trump-backed and Trump-supportive Republicans “Nazis” and “anti-Semites,” despite supporting anti-Semitic groups. https://twitter.com/RubenGallego/status/1579297648586072065...

Katie Hobbs Says She Supports No Limits on Abortion, Even Up to Birth

Oct 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In a Sunday interview, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs said she wouldn’t put any limits on abortion. Hobbs also evaded questions about her strength to handle a debate with Lake, as well as who caused the present...

Major Agreement Signed For Railway Improvements At Nogales Border Crossing

Oct 10, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The cities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week that will allow construction of a new international railway crossing and relocation of train tracks to a less urban area east of...