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House Democrats Attempted To Kill Bill Addressing Teacher Shortage

Feb 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, House Democrats attempted to kill a Republican-introduced bill to address the teacher shortage. The bill, HB2428, would allow private universities and colleges to participate in and receive funding from the...

New Senate Committee on Director Nominations Formed To Ensure Protocols Followed

Feb 4, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona hasn’t had to deal with a divided government for quite some time with the Governor’s Office and both chambers of the Legislature being controlled by Republicans for over a decade. At the beginning of 2023, however, a...

Early Ballot ID Requirement Passes Senate Elections Committee

Feb 3, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Senate Elections Committee passed a bill requiring voter ID for those turning in early ballots on Election Day. The committee passed the bill, SB1135, along partisan lines: 5-3. SB1135 also requires early...

Kavanagh Hand Count Bill Appears To Have Support From Stephen Richer

Feb 3, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Election integrity measures haven’t been a source of unity for all Arizona Republicans over the past two years, but one bill just introduced by a state senator may have brought the party somewhat closer together on one aspect...

Election Integrity Bill Requiring Increased Party Participation Passes Out of Committee

Feb 3, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | One of the Arizona Legislature’s election integrity measures cleared its first hurdle this week, putting it one step closer to a possible showdown with Governor Katie Hobbs’ office. The bill, HB2305, which was sponsored by...

Bill To Prevent Ranked Choice Voting Earns Cosponsors in Both Chambers

Feb 2, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) has the attention of national and local Republicans – especially as a group may be forming to push this voting reform measure onto the 2024 Arizona ballot to affect future elections. After the...

Scottsdale GOP Legislators Condemn Scottsdale Superintendent for Racist Remarks

Feb 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Republican state legislators representing Scottsdale condemned a local superintendent for racist remarks that recently made national headlines. Scott Menzel, the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) superintendent, called...

Paradise Valley School Board Member: White Christians Don’t Get a Say in Curriculum

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Paradise Valley School (PVUSD) Governing Board President Pro Tem indicated that white Christians shouldn’t determine curriculum. Newly elected PVUSD member Kerry Baker issued the remark over the weekend in response to...

Attorney General Mayes Accuses Former AG of Election Suppression

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Attorney General Kris Mayes accused her predecessor, Mark Brnovich, of election suppression. In a Sunday interview with MSNBC, Mayes said that Brnovich’s office looked too hard for potential voter...

ASU Professor on Dr. Phil: Cultural Appropriation Equal to Racism, White Supremacy

Feb 1, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) professor Neal Lester said that cultural appropriation is equivalent to racism and white supremacy, specifically claiming it lacked humanity. Lester — an English professor at ASU for 26...

Arizona Democrats Reject Gov. Hobbs’ Pick for Party Chair

Jan 31, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Democratic Party (ADP) rejected Gov. Katie Hobbs’ pick to lead the state party on Saturday. Chairing the party will be Yolanda Bejarano, a longtime union organizer who’d been serving as ADP’s vice chair. Hobbs’ pick...

Arizona Department of Education Purges ‘Woke’ From Its Midst

Jan 31, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) is eliminating social-emotional learning and other "woke" initiatives from its administration, with an eye on barring it from schools entirely. ADE Superintendent Tom Horne...