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AIRC Adopts New Maps After Partisan Acrimony Sends Members Into Executive Session

Dec 23, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) adopted two maps on Wednesday that will define the state’s 9 Congressional and 30 Legislative districts for the next decade starting with 2022 elections. But getting to that...

Attorney General: Students Have Right to Counsel Under Forced School Quarantines

Dec 22, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona law affords students forced to quarantine by their schools for COVID-19 the right to court-appointed counsel at the expense of the state, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich. In an opinion issued last Friday,...

House Ad Hoc Committee Established To Bolster Arizona’s International Presence

Dec 22, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Citing the importance of growing Arizona’s international presence, House Speaker Rusty Bowers hopes a new Ad Hoc Committee on International Affairs will enhance trade opportunities while also strengthening border security. “The...

Flagstaff Considering Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

Dec 21, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Flagstaff City Council will consider requiring all single occupancy public restrooms to be gender-neutral. Affected restrooms would be those in city-owned buildings designed for one person, a family, or assisted use. If...

Fully Vaxxed, Boosted Southwest CEO Doubts Mask Efficacy, Catches COVID

Dec 21, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Fully vaccinated and boosted Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly caught COVID-19 a day after insisting during last Wednesday's Senate hearing that masks don't offer much protection against the virus on planes. Kelly's...

Zuckerberg Funneled Nearly $5.17 Million Into Arizona’s 2020 Election

Dec 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Recent IRS filings revealed that Arizona received nearly $5.17 million during the 2020 election from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), pumped with over $350 million from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to funnel into...

Popular Destination Airline Serving Tucson Receives TSA PreCheck Approval

Dec 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Passengers flying Avelo Airlines in and out of Tucson International Airport via Los Angeles’s Hollywood Burbank Airport can now utilize the TSA PreCheck expedited screening program, the Transportation Security Administration...

Border Crisis Continues With Record Numbers, Per November Report

Dec 20, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The flood of illegal immigrants hasn’t slowed down in President Joe Biden’s border crisis, and it looks like it won’t anytime soon. According to Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) latest report, over 173,600 illegal immigrants...

New Banking Cyber Security Rule Won’t Stop Attacks But Could Help Identify Vulnerabilities

Dec 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Federally regulated banks across the United States have about 100 days to get familiar with a new rule that requires the reporting of cyberattacks and other computer security incidents to regulators within 36 hours and “as soon...

Arizonans Getting Exhausted By COVID-19 Mandate Chaos

Dec 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | COVID-19 exhaustion is not a medical term, although what it represents can be as emotionally fatiguing as the virus can be physically draining. It describes the sense of frustration and weariness that comes from reacting 24/7 to...

Masking Lax at Arizona School Boards Association Conference Despite Mandate

Dec 19, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Not all attendees were masked up at the Arizona School Boards Association’s (ASBA) Annual Conference last week, despite having a mask mandate in place. ASBA fought for local school districts to be able to establish mask...

Pima County Attorney’s Office Decriminalizes Drugs Over COVID-19 Concerns

Dec 18, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Tuesday, the Pima County Attorney’s Office announced it would no longer charge individuals for simple drug possession, paraphernalia, or related personal-use incidents. The policy won’t apply to those arrested for simple...