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New Election Integrity Laws Will Provide Cleaner Voter Rolls

Jun 9, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Two election integrity bills sponsored by Sen. JD Mesnard were signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey this week in an effort to ensure consistency among the state’s 15 counties and more quickly remove ineligible voters from the...

Reporter Fired After Trump-Backed Senate Candidate Resurfaced Explicit Tweets

Jun 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Mirror fired one of their reporters after his explicit tweets from over a decade ago were publicized by GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters. That reporter, Dillon Rosenblatt, wrote an article about Masters' abortion...

Arizona Department of Education Gives University of Arizona $1.2 Million for ‘Identity Exploration’

Jun 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | $1.2 million from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) will fund the University of Arizona’s (UArizona) “identity exploration” efforts for indigenous children. Specifically, the grant was awarded to the Native Student...

Pima County Democrats Delete Tweet After Conservative Pundit Buries Them With 4-Word Response

Jun 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | The Pima County Democratic Party deleted a tweet mocking Texas college students after a conservative pundit pointed out the flaw in their logic. In the tweet, the Pima County Democrats observed there weren’t any women...

Cochise County Woman Sentenced For Voter Fraud

Jun 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, a woman who voted for her dead mother during the 2020 election was sentenced to three years of supervised probation. The sentencing was consistent with other recent convictions of voter fraud this year. The woman,...

Bankruptcy Report Shows New Filings Well Below Pre-Pandemic Pace

Jun 7, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The number of new bankruptcy filings across Arizona as of May 31 is down compared to the same time last year, and the numbers suggest a continuing falloff compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic bankruptcy activity. That data comes from...

Three Arizona Cities Ranked In Top 21 Best Places to Raise a Family

Jun 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Scottsdale, Gilbert, and Chandler ranked in the top 21 best U.S. cities to raise a family, according to the latest study from WalletHub. Scottsdale was number 10, while Gilbert was number 13, and Chandler ranked 21. Of...

Kids Present for Phoenix Museum’s First Drag Show

Jun 7, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Last Friday, the Heard Museum in Phoenix hosted its first-ever drag show, “Pride Night at the Heard” — and children were present to witness it. BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona served as the major sponsor for the event, with...

Controversial Vote Centers Back in Business For 2022 Midterms in Maricopa County

Jun 6, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County will operate 212 vote centers for the August 2022 primary — double what they had in 2020. By the general election, that number will increase up to 225; 14 of which were converted from outside drop boxes into...

Ford Motor’s $19 Million Settlement Benefits Arizona AG But Not Consumers

Jun 6, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | While denying any wrongdoing, Ford Motor Company recently offered up more than $19 million to settle allegations brought by several states including Arizona that the company made false advertising claims about its C-MAX vehicles,...

Biden Administration Plans to Use School Meal Funds Policy to Punish AZ Schools Rejecting LGBTQ+ Ideology

Jun 5, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona schools that prohibit students from using bathrooms or locker rooms, or joining sports teams designated for the opposite sex, will likely lose their federal funds for school meals. Federal dollars reimburse...

Arizona’s No-Excuse Voting By Mail System Is Subject Of AZGOP Challenge

Jun 5, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | A judge in Mohave County is expected to rule by noon on Monday whether Arizonans could lose their ability to vote by mail without providing an excuse. Judge Lee Jantzen is being asked by the Arizona Republican Party and its...