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Second Arizona Police Officer Killed By Gunfire This Year

Jul 1, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office lost an officer to gunfire: Sergeant Richard Lopez, 51. Lopez’s death marked the second officer killed in the line of duty this year. White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department...

Unilever Reverses Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott; Arizona Treasurer Hesitant to Reinvest

Jul 1, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, Unilever sold its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel to its current licensee, American Quality Products (AQP), effectively reversing the ice cream brand’s boycott of Israeli-occupied territory they believed...

At Least 24 Percent of Arizona Legislators Funded By 50 Percent or More PAC, Lobbyist Money

Jun 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | AZ Free News sampled 46 legislators’ latest campaign finance reports of the state legislature and found that 22 of 47 legislators sampled received 50 percent or more of their campaign contributions from either...

Tucson School Official Justifies School Safety Staff Increase Following Elementary Shooting Threat

Jun 30, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) approved an increase in school safety staff a week before experiencing an active shooter threat last Tuesday. TUSD Governing Board member Sadie Shaw pointed to that threat as...

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...