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Goldwater Report Finds School Funding Not Getting To Classrooms, Teachers

May 13, 2021

By B. Hamilton | Two topics that arise year after year, teacher’s salaries and public-school budgets, are often misunderstood and misrepresented. In fact, many say the RedForEd movement was created and nurtured with those misunderstandings and...

Arizona Senate Passes, Governor Signs Election Integrity Bill

May 11, 2021

Arizona’s Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) is no longer permanent, after Gov. Doug Ducey signed one of Arizona’s most important pieces of election integrity legislation in years on Tuesday. The Arizona Senate approved SB1485 earlier in the day to...

AZ Legislature Urges Study Of Harvesting Mississippi Floodwaters For Colorado River

May 11, 2021

On Tuesday, the Arizona Legislature called on the U.S. Congress to fund a feasibility study for the development of a dam and pipeline to harvest floodwater from the Mississippi River to replenish the Colorado River. The request took the form of...

Ducey, 19 Other Governors Call On Biden-Harris To End Border Crisis

May 11, 2021

By B. Hamilton | As the border crisis rages, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and 19 fellow governors are calling on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to take action to end the humanitarian debacle. Just this week, Chief Patrol Agent...

Election Integrity Bill Remains Stalled in Senate

May 11, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | What promised to be Republicans’ most impactful state election integrity bill of the legislative session did not get voted on Monday, despite being on the calendar for a final reading in the State Senate. Sen. Michelle...

Republicans Join Democrats To Force Vote On In-State Tuition For Students In County Illegally

May 11, 2021

On Monday, the Arizona House passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1044. The resolution allows voters to decide if students who are in the country illegally but have attended for two years and graduated from an Arizona high school can be...

Ducey Signs Legislation To Expand Broadband

May 11, 2021

On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2596, legislation aimed at expanding broadband access in Arizona. The bill allows private broadband providers to install, operate and maintain telecommunications equipment within the Arizona...

ACC Commissioner Olson Says Votes To Kill Net-Zero Carbon Mandate Protects Electricity Customers

May 10, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Justin Olson says news reports that he is against getting Arizona’s electric utilities to a carbon-free or net-zero carbon level are incorrect. He whole-heartedly supports that goal, Olson insists, but believes it is more...

Pandemic Prompted Expanded Telemedicine Use, Bill Expands Care And Codifies Pay Parity

May 10, 2021

By B. Hamilton During the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, the use of telehealth increased significantly. In fact, overall, almost half of the people who were undergoing treatment when the pandemic shutdown began reported using...

Sinema And Kelly Hold The Key To Preserving Arizona’s Right To Work Laws

May 9, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | As the finger-pointing continues as to why April’s job growth fell far below expectation, business organizations in Arizona are drawing attention once again to what they see as a worrisome obstacle to pro-growth -- whether the...

Over 3 Million People In Arizona Now Vaccinated Against COVID-19

May 9, 2021

The Arizona Department of Health Services is reporting that more than 3 million people in Arizona have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. This number is well more than half of the population age 16 and older. As of Friday morning,...

Governor Signs Legislation To Protect Second Amendment Rights

May 8, 2021

Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation to protect the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans by safeguarding against frivolous lawsuits that have no connection to unlawful use of firearms. The new state law mirrors federal law that was passed on a...