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Pro-Vaccine Mandate Tucson Mayor Contracts COVID Despite Being Vaccinated, Boosted

Dec 5, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Sunday, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero announced that she contracted COVID-19 — despite being vaccinated and up to date on booster shots. Romero clarified that her symptoms were mild....

Arizona Department of Health Advises Indoor Masking Again

Dec 4, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Two years and nine months after “15 days to slow the spread,” the Arizona Department of Health (AZDH) is again asking Arizonans to mask up. On Tuesday, AZDHS issued a blog post advising indoor masking due to the...

FTX Arizona PAC Operative Received Over $1 Million From Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs

Dec 4, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The operative whose political action committee (PAC) received $27 million from fallen crypto giant FTX also received over $1 million from committees for Senator Mark Kelly and governor-elect Katie Hobbs. The...

Arizona House GOP Announces Committee Leaders

Dec 3, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Arizona House Speaker-elect Ben Toma (R-LD27) announced the committee and chair appointments for the upcoming session. The House GOP clarified that committee membership is forthcoming....

Reps. Gosar, Biggs Join Lawsuit Against Biden’s Airplane Mask Mandate

Dec 3, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Republican Reps. Paul Gosar (AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) joined an amicus brief with 15 other lawmakers to prevent future airplane mask mandates. Specifically, the lawmakers challenged the CDC’s legal authority to issue...

Governor Ducey Joins 20 States to Petition Against Biden’s Military Vaccine Mandate

Dec 2, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Governor Doug Ducey shared on Thursday that he and 20 other governors petitioned Congress to end the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate. The 21-member coalition, led by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee through the...

Biden to Make First Visit to Arizona After Nearly Two Years In Office

Dec 1, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | President Joe Biden will make his first visit to Arizona, after nearly two years in office. The president will come to north Phoenix to celebrate the development of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Possible Changes Coming For Challenges To State Agency Decisions

Dec 1, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Supreme Court will issue a ruling in the next few months that could allow complaints to be resolved and enforced by state agencies even if the agency did not have authority to impose a penalty or sanction in the first...

Arizona’s Finances Continue to Flourish Under Treasurer Yee

Nov 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | As the 2022 fiscal year closed, the Arizona Treasurer’s Office continued its positive years-long trajectory of the state’s finances. Highlights of these year-end reports included a 2,126 percent increase in the Local...

Longtime Phoenix Councilman Updates Citizens Daily on Police Work

Nov 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio has been posting daily updates on police reporting since September. It’s part of the outgoing councilman’s efforts to apprise citizens of their local law enforcement’s work on a daily basis....

Representative-Elect Unveils Eight Election Integrity Bills For Upcoming Session

Nov 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Freshman lawmaker Alex Kolodin has eight election integrity bills ready to introduce in the upcoming legislative session. Kolodin publicized these draft bills this week for constituent review. ...

Deadline Closer For New ID Requirements To Travel By Air Or Enter DOD Facilities

Nov 29, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizonans have less than five months to obtain a federally-compliant form of identification needed to clear TSA airport security checkpoints or access certain Department of Defense (DOD) installations. Beginning on May 3, 2023,...