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Arizona House Leadership Considered Using Troopers to Get GOP Legislators’ Votes

May 21, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Capitol was astir on Wednesday after House leadership entertained the notion of dispatching law enforcement to track down two Republican members needed to pass three election integrity bills. Ultimately, the idea...

Democratic Congressional Candidate Denies Arizona Has Border Crisis

May 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic congressional candidate and former state senator Kirsten Engel declared on Wednesday that there isn’t a border crisis. Arizona Horizon host Ted Simons asked Engel during an election debate whether she...

Congressman Gosar Backed Bill For Illegal Immigrant Victims to Sue Sanctuary Cities

May 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) signed onto a bill allowing victims of illegal immigrant criminals to sue the relevant state or local jurisdictions that adopted “sanctuary” practices. At the time of this report, Gosar was the...

63 Phoenix Third Graders Gifted Full College Scholarships

May 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A nonprofit promised an entire grade of elementary school students free college tuition should they graduate from high school. Not only will the tuition be covered: books as well as room and board will be covered as well. The...

Democratic Legislators ‘Liked’ Assault on Trump Supporter Before Demanding GOP Senator’s Expulsion

May 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Democratic leaders liked a tweet describing the assault on a supporter of former President Donald Trump. Specifically, two state legislators, one county election official, two high-level state employees, and three Democratic...

ASU Launched $40 Million California Campus

May 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A little but major piece of Arizona was planted recently in the downtown of California’s largest city. Arizona State University (ASU) expanded their operations to include a Los Angeles campus last fall through their ASU Local...

Option To Apply For Hunting License And Register To Vote Could Happen Soon

May 18, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Whether Arizonans will be able to receive assistance registering to vote while applying for a state fishing, hunting, or trapping license is now up to the Arizona Senate. On Tuesday, the state House of Representatives approved...

Arizona House Republicans Split Over Election Integrity Bill

May 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Republican legislators expressed displeasure with a bill brought forth by State Senator Paul Boyer (R-Glendale) to require county recorders to publicize the total number of early ballots returned to voting locations on election...

Tucson High School Counselor Behind Teen Drag Show Arrested for Relationship With Minor

May 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | One of the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) high school counselors that organized a drag show featuring students was arrested last week for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Tucson High Magnet...

Phoenix Announces Plan to Prepare City For 280,000 Electric Vehicles

May 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Sunday afternoon, the city of Phoenix rolled out its draft roadmap to ready the city for widespread electric vehicle use. The city projected that there would be up to 280,000 electric vehicles in the area by 2030,...

Senator Shope Requesting Ethics Investigation on Senator Mendez for Months-Long Absence From Legislature

May 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | State Senator T.J. Shope (R-Coolidge) announced on Monday that he was filing an ethics complaint against Senator Juan Mendez (D-Tempe) for being absent for almost the entirety of this legislative session. Shope accused Mendez...

Another 26 Names Added To Arizona Peace Officers Memorial

May 16, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | May 15 was National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which saw 619 names of officers killed in the line of duty across the country added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C. Among the names were...