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Arizona Ranks First in Economic Performance, Third in Economic Competitiveness

Apr 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona ranked as the top state for economic performance and third for economic competitiveness according to a nationally-renowned, conservative model legislation nonprofit. Those numbers come from the American Legislative...

Candidate Linked to Bribery Scandal Turns Out for $10 Million Campaign to Increase Latino Turnout

Apr 20, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | A progressive Phoenix-based nonprofit announced it would invest $10 million in Arizona to rally the Latino voter base for the upcoming midterm elections. The nonprofit, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC), announced the $10 million...

Governor Ducey Launches Border Strike Force

Apr 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, half of America’s governors launched a strike force to control the ongoing border crisis. The American Governor’s Strike Force was modeled after Governor Doug Ducey’s Arizona Border Strike Force, established in...

New Affordable Housing Projects Announced Although Demand Still Outpaces Supply

Apr 19, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | Last October, the Arizona Department of Housing published a Notice of Funding Availability which resulted in more than 20 developers expressing interest in sharing $24.5 million which came available to help fund affordable...

K-12 Curriculum Transparency For Arizona Parents Fails in House

Apr 19, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | SB1211, which would require schools to publish curriculum lists on their websites, failed in the House 28-30 on Monday. The votes weren’t panning out in the way Republicans hoped, so several legislators voted to kill the...

Parental Rights to Children’s Records Passes Arizona Senate

Apr 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona Senate passed HB2161, a bill prohibiting state employees, political subdivisions, governmental entities, or any other institution from withholding a minor’s records from parents. Parents may sue any...

Scottsdale School District’s Diversity Leaders Promote Drag Queen Storytime After Accusing Black DJ of Blackface

Apr 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | After making waves for accusing a black DJ of blackface, Scottsdale Unified School District’s (SUSD) social justice professionals marched onward with their work. In the week following accusations from Scottsdale Parent Council...

Democratic Senator Recites Poetry, Sings About Womanhood In Response to Ketanji Brown Jackson Criticism

Apr 18, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | State Senator Victoria Steele (D-Tucson) treated legislators and constituents to poetry and music at the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday. Steele felt compelled to do so after her fellow Tucson legislator, State Senator Vince...

SOS, Gubernatorial Candidate Katie Hobbs Supports Abortions Up Until Birth

Apr 17, 2022

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs offered a more definitive stance on abortion limitations last week. In short — none. Hobbs rejected the notion that the law must determine at what...

Retirement Home Built Next To ASU Entertainment District Wins First Round In Noise Complaint

Apr 16, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | For now, the residents and developers of a 20-story retirement community recently built in the heart of ASU’s flourishing entertainment district have silenced live music at a popular club, but the owners of Shady Park Tempe...

Marana’s Development Fees To Be Heard By Arizona Supreme Court

Apr 16, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | How to interpret changes enacted in 2011 to Arizona’s development impact fee law will be heard by the Arizona Supreme Court, it was announced last week. At issue is Arizona Revised Statute 9-463.05 which was amended in 2011 to...

As Its Schools Fail, Buckeye Elementary School District May Have Grossly Overpaid Superintendent

Apr 15, 2022

By Terri Jo Neff | The governing board of the Buckeye Elementary School District is coming under fire after the Arizona Auditor General discovered the superintendent of the 5,100-student district received about 100 percent more in compensation than...