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Rio Nuevo Contract Dispute Pits Low Income Housing Developers Against Each Other

Jun 29, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A contract dispute between two companies involved in co-developing a low-income housing project to support Tucson’s Rio Nuevo redevelopment effort will be argued before the Arizona Court of Appeals next month. The appeal stems...

GOP Candidate Matt Salmon Drops Out of Governor’s Race

Jun 29, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon ended his campaign, citing low polling numbers. Salmon received an average of 12 to 14 percent of the vote in recent polls against his top two contenders, Karrin Taylor...

Congressman O’Halleran Doesn’t Confirm Support for a Biden 2024 Run

Jun 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) didn’t respond to questions about his support for President Joe Biden’s plans to run for re-election in 2024. On Friday, Fox News asked O’Halleran and five other Democratic congressmen...

Will Arizona Ban Abortion Completely? Or Just Restrict It?

Jun 28, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona has two pathways for addressing abortion: an outright ban as old as the state itself, or the 15-week restriction codified in March. On Friday, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled that Roe v. Wade invented a...

Armed GOP Lawmakers Defended State Capitol From Pro-Abortion Insurrectionists

Jun 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | During pro-abortionists’ attempted insurrection of the Arizona State Capitol on Friday, several Republican senators took up arms to defend their legislature. The Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS) noted that there were...

Chandler School Board Member Melts Down Over Opposition to Cops on Campus

Jun 27, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Tensions escalated during the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) regular meeting on Wednesday over discussions of funding school resource officers (SROs). Governing Board member Lindsay Love exhibited signs of a meltdown...

Ducey To Sign Toma Bill Which Expands ESAs To All K-12 Students

Jun 26, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | An expansion of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program has long been a cornerstone platform issue for Conservative lawmakers. And on Saturday, Gov. Doug Ducey made comments which have supporters believing he will...

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Unveils ‘Clean’ Energy Plan

Jun 26, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs published her plan for reimagining Arizona energy if she’s elected governor this November. Some of the major changes desired by Hobbs included total elimination of...

Abortion Protest Turns To Riot, Leaving “Significant Criminal Damage”

Jun 26, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The reactions to Friday night’s initially peaceful protest at the State Capitol which was turned into a melee by agitators eerily echo the response to the January 6, 2021 events in Washington DC, only this time the political...

Illegal Immigration Activist Group Thanks House GOP for Proclamation In Its Favor

Jun 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona House awarded a proclamation to an illegal immigrant activist group for their advocacy concerning in-state tuition, mental health, and education for illegal immigrants. State...

Scottsdale Unified Claims Provision of Gender Transition Patient Intake Forms an ‘Error’

Jun 25, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) unintentionally provided a parent with blank transgender patient intake forms for a Phoenix hormone and gender transition facility. The district provided the form in response...

Arizona Politicians Reaction To SCOTUS Vote Overturning Roe v. Wade

Jun 24, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that there is no federal constitutional right to have an abortion despite the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. And the reaction was swift across Arizona’s political sphere. Many of the...