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New Survey Shows Strong Support For Tax Reform

May 22, 2021

A new survey showing that the vast majority of Arizonans support reducing the personal income tax rate was released this week by Americans for Prosperity-Arizona. Voters believe a tax reduction is important to spur economic growth and allow...

Bill Allowing To-Go Cocktails Signed Into Law

May 22, 2021

On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey today signed legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Weninger, that allows bars, liquor stores and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go. The bill is intended to mitigate the damage done to businesses due to the governor's...

Arizona Senators Sinema, Kelly Voted Against Continuation Of Border Wall

May 21, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) both voted against an amendment prohibiting the cancellation of the border wall contracts back in February. Yet, both senators have since lamented President Joe Biden’s...

Arizona Senate Fails To Pass Vaccine Passport Ban Bill

May 21, 2021

On Thursday, Sen. T.J. Shope, a Republican, joined all the Senate Democrats to kill HB 2190, a bill intended to protect individual medical privacy rights. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bret Roberts, would have made it a misdemeanor to refuse services...

Senate To Vote On Whether Arizonans Can Be Forced To Prove Vaccination Status

May 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff An executive order issued by Gov. Doug Ducey is temporarily protecting Arizonans from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status in order to shop, attend public events, or receive government benefits. But Ducey’s executive...

Scottsdale Unified School Board Shuts Down Parents, Describes Them As “Mob”

May 20, 2021

By B. Hamilton | The Scottsdale Unified Governing Board canceled its meeting on Tuesday, May 18th, 2021, according to Board President, Jann-Michael Greenburg, because of “a belligerent mob.” Greenburg was referring to the parents who had come to...

Phoenix City Council Approves “Most Radical, Extremist, And Anti-Police Plan In The Entire Country”

May 20, 2021

On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council approved in a 5-4 vote, the creation of a police oversight office. Last November the Council considered the same plan, which is described as "radical" by City Councilman Sal DiCiccio, but rejected it in a 5-4...

Senate President Reaffirms That Election Audit Is About Ensuring Integrity Of Future Elections

May 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | After months of being spoken for by attorneys or just typing brief comments on Twitter, the two state senators at the heart of the legislative audit into Maricopa County’s 2020 General Election were finally front and center...

“There Is a Bounty On Our Children”: Peoria Mothers Light Up School Board Members

May 19, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A coalition of Peoria mothers descended on a Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) Governing Board meeting last week to demand an end to critical race theory (CRT) influences in the classroom. Near the end of their public...

Ducey, Pavlovich Sign Water, Air Quality Agreement

May 19, 2021

They have been long-time friends and on Tuesday, Governor Doug Ducey and Sonora Governor Claudia Pavlovich capped their professional relationship by signing an agreement to secure the neighboring states’ water future and expand collaboration to...

Restaurants Await Ducey Signature To Allow Leasing Of Liquor Licenses For To Go Sales And Delivery Privileges

May 18, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A bill which would allow restaurants whose liquor licenses prohibit off-premises or to-go sales of booze to lease a portion of another type of liquor license that allows for such sales was sent Monday to Gov. Doug Ducey. HB2773...

Yee, Taylor Robson Announce Governor Race Runs

May 18, 2021

On Monday, Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee, and Arizona Board of Regents member, Karrin Taylor Robson, announced their plans to run in the governor's race. The announcements have been expected for some time. Yee has spent most of her adult...