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GOP Bill Signed Into Law To Address AZ Doctor Shortage

May 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | New legislation designed to address the shortage of doctors in the state of Arizona was signed into law last week after gaining nearly unanimous bipartisan support in the House and Senate. SB 1727, sponsored by Senate Health...

Mexican Gun Runner ‘Runs Out Of Luck’

May 6, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Tucson Border Patrol Specialty Units and Homeland Security Investigations agents have arrested an illegal immigrant wanted by the Mexican government for smuggling weapons across the border. “Gun runner runs out of luck. The...

Arizona Sells Prison, Rejects Plan To Repurpose For Illegal Alien Detainment

May 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Under the direction of Governor Katie Hobbs, the Arizona Department of Administration (ADA) sold the state’s first private prison rather than repurposing it for illegal alien detainment. The State House overwhelmingly...

Goldwater Institute Moving Forward With Its Challenge To Hobbs Admin’s 100-Year Groundwater Rule

May 6, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute recently sent an email that its lawsuit announced in January against the Hobbs administration is moving forward. In the email, Goldwater highlighted the potential impact of the Arizona Department of...

Scottsdale Unified School District Drafts Social Justice-Centered American History Curriculum

May 5, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) may soon adopt a new American history curriculum rooted in social justice. The SUSD Social Sciences Curriculum Adoption Committee recommended for American and Arizona History the...

Community On Edge After Murder Of New River Pastor

May 5, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Pastor William “Bill” Schonemann of the New River Bible Chapel in New River, AZ, was found dead inside his home last week according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office. The 76-year-old pastor was found dead with...

Arizona GOP Leaders Applaud Appointment Of Sine Kerr To Lead USDA Farm Service Agency

May 5, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Former Arizona State Senator Sine Kerr has been appointed as the State Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Arizona, a move lauded by state Republican leaders who had...

‘Robust’ Border Security Funding Package Passes Out Of Homeland Security Committee

May 4, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ2) is bringing attention to a “robust border security funding package” that advanced out of the House Committee on Homeland Security. The funding recommendation proposes massive investments...

Arizona Education Department Publishes List Of Schools Complying With Federal DEI Guidance

May 4, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona Department of Education has unveiled a new public webpage identifying which schools in the state are in compliance with the Trump administration’s recent directives targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...

Arizona Legislature Joins 20-State Coalition Defending Voter ID Law In Federal Court

May 4, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen announced Wednesday that the state legislature has joined a coalition of 20 states in support of Idaho’s voter ID law, which prohibits the use of student IDs when registering to vote or...

Arizona Corporation Commission Member Denies Utility Responsibility For Woman’s Death

May 3, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A commissioner with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), Nick Myers, denies a power company is to blame for a woman’s death. 82-year-old Kate Korman died last May less than a week after the Arizona Public Service (APS) shut...

AZ Congressmen Praise President Trump’s First 100 Days

May 3, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Members of the Arizona GOP Caucus, Reps. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08) and Eli Crane (R-AZ02), marked the 100th day of President Donald Trump’s second administration with statements and social media posts praising the accomplishments...