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Union Withdraws Attempt To Obstruct Rhode Island Mom’s Access To Public Records

Aug 24, 2021

The National Education Association’s state affiliate tried to harass and intimidate Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas into silence just for trying to find out what her daughter would be taught in kindergarten by filing a legally baseless lawsuit...

Tucson Threatens to Fire First Responders That Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

Aug 23, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Tucson's vaccine mandate may be the end of a career for many first responders. The city now requires that all of its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Tuesday - also the deadline for all religious and medical exemption...

Federal Charges Filed Against Chandler Couple Connected To Several Arizona Healthcare Businesses

Aug 23, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | On Monday afternoon, Dale Henson and his attorney are slated to appear before a federal magistrate in Phoenix to argue why Henson, a Chandler resident, should be released from detention to await trial on 58 counts related to...

Ducey Announces Employment Funding To Help With Small Business Recovery

Aug 23, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A new state program announced last week by Gov. Doug Ducey will provide up to $10,000 to assist small businesses impacted by Mother Nature and her aftermath, as well as those still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ducey’s Aug....

Ducey And Bowers Welcome The Afghan Refugees After The Biden Administration Created Them

Aug 22, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Rusty Bowers that Arizona “wholeheartedly welcomes our share of the refugees” fleeing the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is shining a light on a little known state...

Tucson Declares ‘Equity, Diversity & Inclusiveness Month’

Aug 22, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | One of the first items on Tucson City Council’s meeting list last week concerned making August 15 through September 15, 2021, “Equity, Diversity, & Inclusiveness Month.” Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are often...

Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion On COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements For Government And Business

Aug 21, 2021

The Attorney General's Office issued a legal opinion sought by Arizona State Rep. Kelly Townsend regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees, patrons of businesses, and airline passengers under existing state and federal laws. The 40-page...

Flagstaff Charter School Board President Resigns After Calling Maskless Students ‘Worst of Humanity’

Aug 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The governing board president of Flagstaff charter school Northern Preparatory Academy (NPA), Cristy Schaefer Zeller, resigned Thursday evening after calling parents and students opposed to mask mandates “the worst of humanity...

Two Arizona School Districts Decline to Jump on Mask Mandate Bandwagon

Aug 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Both Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) and Tanque Verde Unified School District (TVUSD) declined to join the growing list of schools reinstating a mask mandate. For now, masks will remain optional at both districts....

NTSB Continues To Investigate Deadly Coolidge Pipeline Explosion

Aug 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Three investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Coolidge hoping to determine what caused a 30-inch El Paso Natural Gas pipeline to explode earlier this week, killing two members of a family and critically...

Program Offering Low-Income Families Up to $7k for K-12 School Choice Over COVID Measures Begins

Aug 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Governor Doug Ducey’s program offering up to $7,000 in grants for low-income K-12 parents wanting to relocate their students due to their current school’s COVID-19 protocols began Friday. Eligible families have a total...

AZ Supreme Court Rules Prop 208 Unconstitutional For Lack of Spending Cap, Remands To Lower Court

Aug 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 208 (Prop 208), the voter-approved increase on income taxes to fund public education, was unconstitutional and remanded to lower court. If that trial court...