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Arizona Gained Over 93K Residents in a Year

Dec 28, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona gained over 93,000 new residents from July 2020 to July 2021, making it the fourth-largest percentage of population growth during that time period, after Idaho, Utah, and Montana. These estimates come from the latest...

Cyber Ninjas Added as Defendant, Deposed For Hearing on Audit Next Month

Dec 27, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Cyber Ninjas will be a defendant in an ongoing case to access all records related to the Arizona Senate audit of the 2020 election, according to a court ruling last Wednesday. CEO Doug Logan was called to testify shortly after...

Free Training And Counseling Available To Small Business Owners

Dec 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | While many Arizona businesses see a productivity downturn over the holidays, small business owners know there is often little time for respite. And that is where the Arizona Small Business Development Center (AZSBDC) Network can...

Shop With a Cop: Arizona Law Enforcement Brings Christmas to Communities

Dec 24, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona law enforcement wanted to make sure this year’s Christmas was special for all the children in their communities; as always, they did so through "Shop With a Cop" programs. These annual events allow children from...

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...