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Democrat Minority Leader Condemns Celebration of Prop 208’s Destruction

Mar 12, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding (D-Laveen) said that those elected officials celebrating the elimination of the income tax increase weren't leaders in any sense of the word. The Maricopa County Superior Court ruled on...

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Strikes Down Prop 208

Mar 11, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Several Arizona legislators along with the Free Enterprise Club and the Goldwater Institute are celebrating a major court victory for Arizona taxpayers after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge struck down the largest tax hike...

Illegal Immigrant Voting Activists Shout Down Senators For Approving Citizenship Requirement Bill

Mar 11, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill to require proof of citizenship for those registering to vote, 5-3 along party lines. HB2492, which would require county recorders to search databases for a registrant’s...

Democrats Pledge to Block Emergency Measure Restoring Precinct Committeemen Elections

Mar 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Legislature Democrats expressed that they won't vote to restore precinct committeemen (PC) elections this year unless Republicans kill a bill requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, one railbird informed AZ Free...

Removal of State Bar Membership Mandate for Arizona Attorneys Passes House Committee

Mar 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona attorneys may no longer have to have membership within the State Bar of Arizona in order to practice law in the state. On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill prohibiting the Arizona Supreme Court from...

House Committee Passes Ban on Transgenders in Girl’s, Women’s Sports

Mar 10, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A Senate bill banning males from female sports teams advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, passing along party lines. The legislation would apply to both private and public K-12 schools, colleges, and...

AZ’s Congressional Delegation Wants State Funeral When Last WW2 Medal Of Honor Recipient Dies

Mar 9, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | All 11 members of Arizona’s Congressional delegation have come together to ask President Joe Biden to approve a non-presidential state funeral when the last surviving Congressional Medal of Honor recipient from World War II...

Tucson High School to Hold First Annual Drag Show

Mar 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Tucson High Magnet School (THMS), part of the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), announced that it would host its first-ever drag show in early May. The THMS employees behind the event are Zobella Vinik and Sunday Hamilton,...

Senate Passes Two Election Integrity Bills, Opposes Three

Mar 9, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona Senate passed two election integrity bills and turned down three others. The two that passed with the Republican majority 16-13, SB1260 and SB1477, make it a class 5 felony to help a non-Arizonan vote and...

Arizona’s Public Universities Ordered To Divest Any Russian Assets

Mar 8, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) has directed the state’s three public university presidents to immediately take the necessary steps to rid the universities of any investments in Russia companies. The ABOR’s order to the...

Arizona Supreme Court Rules Against Pinal County’s Transportation Tax

Mar 8, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Pinal County’s transportation excise tax was unlawful. The ruling affects two 2017 voter-approved measures from the Pinal County Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Pinal...

New State Election Bill Signed Into Law Last Week Could Be Gutted This Week

Mar 8, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | An internal conflict appears to be brewing over state legislation which passed through the House and the Senate on March 3 on combined votes of 85 to 0 and was immediately signed into law the same day. House Bill 2839 was...