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Parents Overwhelm Dept. Of Ed Website To Apply For ESA Credit Up To $7K

Aug 21, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | With nearly $7,000 becoming available for every K-12 student to attend a private school or be homeschooled through the recent expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs), the Arizona Department of Education’s website has...

Phoenix May Prohibit Enforcement of Abortion Bans or Restrictions

Aug 21, 2022

By Corinne Murdock Phoenix leadership may prohibit the use of city resources to enforce abortion restrictions or bans, according to a forthcoming resolution. Although the resolution isn’t available for public review yet, city...

Arizona GOP Accuses ADE Superintendent Kathy Hoffman of Being a ‘Groomer’

Aug 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the Republican Party of Arizona accused Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Superintendent Kathy Hoffman of being a “groomer.” A groomer is a slang term for a predatory adult who forms a special...

Dem Election Initiative Likely Off Ballot For Not Complying With Election Laws

Aug 20, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | There is a very good chance Arizona voters will not see the proposed Arizona Fair Elections Act on their ballots in November now that a judge has kicked out tens of thousands of petition signatures. On Thursday, Judge...

FBI Made Arrests For Threats Against Election Audit Critics, No Action on Threats to GOP Legislators

Aug 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has nabbed two men who issued threats to elected Arizona officials critical of the 2020 election audit and claims of fraud — but has yet to act on threats made to at least two...

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Offers ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Children

Aug 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Phoenix Children's Hospital's (PCH) treatment for gender dysphoria in children is "gender-affirming care," a euphemism for medical and surgical procedures to transition genders. Due to SB1138 which banned gender transition...

YouTube Suspends Popular Conservative Show For Kari Lake Interview

Aug 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, YouTube suspended the “Louder With Crowder” show for their interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake last week. YouTube explained in a notice that the show contained content that propagated...

Effort To Regulate Groundwater Use In Southern Sulphur Springs Valley Hits Legal Snag

Aug 17, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Voters in the southern Sulphur Springs Valley will find out later this week whether they get to vote on the creation of a Douglas Groundwater Basin Active Management Area that will establish new regulations for the withdrawal and...

Russiagate Lawyer’s Team in Lawsuit: Arizona’s Voter Rolls Are Dirty But Shouldn’t Be Cleaned

Aug 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The legal team under the Democratic Party’s top election lawyer, Marc Elias, is suing to keep Arizona’s voter rolls as they are, even if they’re rife with ineligible voters. According to a lawsuit filed on Monday, the...

GOP Candidate Kari Lake Accuses Media of Publishing Skewed Coverage of Her

Aug 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake accused the media of “getting caught up in a bunch of BS stories” while ignoring her proposed policies. Lake issued her remarks during a recent press conference to discuss her...

Celebratory Signing Ceremony For Expansion Of ESAs to All K-12 Arizona Students

Aug 17, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A pep rally type celebration was held Tuesday to help promote expansion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) for all K-12 students in Arizona. “Today, we celebrate the signing of the most expansive school choice...

Arizona Mother Helps Coalition Fight Teachers Union-Backed Ballot Initiative to End Universal School Choice

Aug 16, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Christine Accurso is one mother helping a coalition of parents fight a 2024 ballot initiative to undo Arizona’s recent universalization of school choice. That group, AZ Decline to Sign, hopes to prevent Arizona...