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SR 189 Improvements Provide Economic And Public Safety Boost

Apr 11, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Those traveling through Nogales, especially commercial vehicles coming from Mexico through the Mariposa Port of Entry, are the benefactors of a $134 million road project completed last month after years of planning. State...

USBP Tucson Sector Chief Reveals Arrests And Dangers Agents Face

Apr 10, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | As politicians and pundits debate whether the Title 42 public health directive should end May 23 along the southwest border, the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector continue to risk their lives protecting the...

Tuition And Housing Hikes Announced At Arizona’s Three Public Universities

Apr 10, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Tuition for the next academic school year is going up at Arizona State University for all students, while tuition hikes at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University will hit mostly new students, according to the...

Peoria Teacher: Elementary Students Wear Trans Pride Colors for Trans Visibility Day

Apr 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | According to one Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) teacher, some elementary schoolers may have worn pink, teal, and white to honor International Transgender Day of Visibility last week. Coordinating educator Sarah...

Arizona Taxpayers May Soon Subsidize Corporations’ Woke Initiatives

Apr 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Most Americans would agree that taxes aren’t among the top ten things they love about this country — that is, unless you’re a corporation in Arizona looking ahead to SB1643. The bill offers corporations the option to cash out...

Senate President: Maricopa County Election Officials Had USPS Destroy Live Ballots

Apr 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, State Senate President Karen Fann (R-Prescott) revealed that Maricopa County election officials ordered postal workers to destroy live ballots that were undeliverable. Fann noted that those ballots were vulnerable...

Senator Sinema Pledged to Vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson Hours Before Confirmation

Apr 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) promised to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about two hours before the Senate voted to confirm her. Sinema’s remarks mirrored those issued earlier this week by Senator Mark...

Sen. Petersen Proposes Suspension, End Of 3 Consumer Taxes For Immediate Relief For Arizonans

Apr 6, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Three consumer taxes should be immediately suspended to help Arizonans deal with post-pandemic inflation, and two of those taxes should be abolished altogether, State Sen. Warren Petersen argues. On Tuesday, Petersen (R-LD12)...

Sued Over Exposing Greenburg Dossier, Parent Files Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss

Apr 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Nearly five months ago, a group of mothers publicized a Google Drive dossier on them and other parents perceived as political enemies, compiled by the father of their Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) board president,...

University of Arizona Biology Department Head Pushed China’s COVID Origins Narrative

Apr 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | In February, leadership within the University of Arizona (UArizona) sciences published papers championing an old claim made by the Chinese government: that COVID-19 originated naturally at a Chinese wet market. Also behind...

Free Speech Protections in Condominium, Homeowner Associations Passes Senate

Apr 5, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Senate approved legislation protecting the First Amendment rights of homeowners in the face of attempted restrictions from condominium unit owner's associations (COA) or homeowner's associations (HOA). ...

Senator Mark Kelly Will Approve Biden’s Supreme Court Pick

Apr 5, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) announced that he would vote to approve Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the vacant Supreme Court (SCOTUS) seat. Kelly said that he supported all of Jackson’s...