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State’s Rainy Day Fund Eyed As Support For Tax Overhaul

Apr 13, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | What to do with Arizona’s $350 million or so surplus has a lot of legislators pulling out their calculators and trying to figure out how best to spend the money, and whether to implement Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposed permanent tax...

Parents, Children Gather At Capitol Urging Governor To Drop Mask Mandate In K-12 Schools

Apr 13, 2021

By B. Hamilton | A group of enthusiastic parents, kids, and politicos rallied in front of the Arizona State Capitol on Monday to send a message to Governor Doug Ducey: #Letthechildrenbreathe. The rally, organized by Arizona Stands United, was part...

Phoenix City Councilman Urges Residents To Take Concerns About Migrant Shelters To Sen. Kelly

Apr 12, 2021

Holiday Inn, located at 15221 South 50th Street is serving as a migrant shelter. Dubbed “La Casa de la Luz,” or House of Light, the shelter began accommodating more than 200 migrants last Friday.

Bill That Allows Arizonans To Keep Working Even If They Can’t Pay Traffic Tickets Signed Into Law

Apr 12, 2021

PHOENIX — How do you get the Justice Action Network, Americans For Prosperity Arizona, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona to agree on something? Well, one legislator did just that with the introduction of Senate Bill 1551. On Friday,...

Swim Coach Has Powerful Players To Fight Scottsdale Pool Monopoly

Apr 11, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A swim coach is challenging the city of Scottsdale over its apparent favoritism in granting a private swim club exclusive access to city pools. The Goldwater Institute and American Freedom Network have joined the fight; they...

Ducey Signs Bill Protecting State Gun Owners From Federal Legislation

Apr 10, 2021

This week, Governor Doug Ducey signed a gun rights law, sponsored by Rep. Leo Biasiucci, that designates Arizona as a 2nd Amendment sanctuary state. Biasiucci says he modeled the law on a California sanctuary state law crafted by Governor Jerry...

Arizona Governor Signs “Mask Freedom” Bill

Apr 10, 2021

PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey signed Rep. Joseph Chaplik's bill, HB 2770, which empowers businesses in Arizona to decide whether or not to enforce on its premises a mask mandate that is imposed by politicians from the state, county, city/town or...

Biggs Proposes Bill Banning Federal Vaccine Passports

Apr 9, 2021

As a bill to prohibit vaccine passports appears to have stalled in the Arizona Legislature, Congressman Biggs this week introduced his No Vaccine Passports Act to prevent federal agencies from issuing any standardized documentation that could be...

Ducey Appoints Brigadier General Muehlenbeck To Arizona’s Adjutant General

Apr 9, 2021

PHOENIX - On Thursday, Governor Doug Ducey appointed the first woman to commander of the Arizona National Guard. Brigadier General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck will replace Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire as the new Adjutant General and Director of the Arizona...

Senate Passes Legislation To Prevent Private, Outside Funding Of Government Election Operations

Apr 8, 2021

Arizona State Senate passed HB 2569, legislation targeting the Big Tech companies that targeted swing states during the 2020 election cycle. The bill sponsored by Rep. Jake Hoffman

Cochise County Sheriff To Meet With Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas To Discuss Border Crisis

Apr 8, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Just two days after he took part in a vehicle pursuit and arrest involving human smuggling, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels is set to meet with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday in Texas....

ADE Spending Over $7 Million “To Simply Administer” COVID Funds Meant For Student Learning

Apr 7, 2021

By B. Hamilton | PHOENIX — Rep. Michelle Udall, chair of the House Education Committee, sent a letter to Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction asking why the state is holding on to $85 million, that Udall says could help school districts...