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ADHS Director Christ To Join Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Arizona

Jul 29, 2021

On Wednesday Governor Doug Ducey announced Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ will leave her position on August 27 for another leadership role as chief medical officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. Christ has...

Bennett To Remain With Senate’s Election Audit After Announcing Plan To Step Down

Jul 29, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Twelve hours after announcing his plans to step down as the liaison for the Arizona Senate’s audit, Ken Bennett says he is back in the good graces of the audit team and will be provided full access so he can assist in review of...

Arizona’s Congressional Delegation Urged To Protect Charter School Students

Jul 28, 2021

PHOENIX, AZ — Governor Doug Ducey urged Arizona’s Congressional Delegation to oppose federal legislation that will jeopardize critical funding the state’s public charter schools receive and put thousands of students at risk. “I am writing to bring...

Phoenix Staffer Claims Rev. Jackson’s Arrest Was Prearranged With City Officials

Jul 28, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A longtime Phoenix city politico calls Monday’s arrest of nearly 40 people -including Reverend Jesse Jackson and State Sen. Martin Quezada- outside U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s office “performance art,” as it was arranged ahead of...

Arizona Attorney General’s Office Asks Ninth Circuit To Stop DHS Immigration Policy

Jul 27, 2021

PHOENIX, AZ – The Arizona Attorney General Office is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant an emergency injunction pending appeal, requiring federal agencies to return to “normal removal operations” and follow existing federal...

More Pressure On Medical Workers To Undergo Vaccinations Or Lose Job

Jul 27, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Healthcare workers came under more pressure Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccination following the release of a joint statement by 58 medical organizations supporting mandated vaccines for industry workers. Among those...

Arizona Congressmen Offer Bill To Eliminate The Optional Practice Training Program

Jul 26, 2021

Congressmen Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar introduced a bill last week, the Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act, which will amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Optional Practice Training Program. The "OPT" Program,...

Four Arizona Mini-Metro Areas Will Retain Their Federal Status And Funding Opportunities For A Decade

Jul 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | It is an example of typical government-speak: “The Office of Management and Budget today announced the 2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas.” But the OMB’s July 13 announcement was something several Arizona...

Thousands Turn Out For Trump Rally In Phoenix

Jul 25, 2021

By B. Hamilton | Thousands of people came from across the state to hear from President Donald Trump on Saturday. The former president delivered a fiery speech at the Turning Point Action conference in Phoenix. During the rally dedicated to election...

Ben & Jerry’s Decision Runs Afoul With Arizona’s Anti-Boycott Policy

Jul 25, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The announcement last week by officials of Ben & Jerry’s that the ice cream company would stop selling its products in the Israeli-controlled West Bank at the end of 2022 prompted Gov. Doug Ducey to call the move...

Governor’s Office Reminds Military Veterans Of New Pension Exemption

Jul 24, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Gov. Doug Ducey wants to remind the more than 50,000 military veterans living in Arizona that he signed legislation which now fully exempts military pensions from state income taxes. “Veterans put the safety of our great nation...

Scottsdale Unified School District Defies Arizona’s Mask Mandate Ban

Jul 24, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) announced it will require masks on buses - a direct violation of state law prohibiting school-enforced mask mandates. SUSD claimed that CDC authority was greater than the state’s...