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Ducey Encourages Arizonans To Honor U.S. Service Members Killed In Afghanistan
Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff through August 30, 2021 in honor of the U.S. service members killed during the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The governor encouraged his fellow Arizonans to...
Arizona Superintendent Maskless at Indoor Party, Despite Pushing School Mask Mandates
By Corinne Murdock | After months advocating for school mask mandates, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman neglected to mask up for an indoors baby shower this past weekend. Hoffman has been a staunch...
Private All-Boys Arizona Catholic School Segregated Students Based on Race
By Corinne Murdock | Brophy College Preparatory (Brophy), a private all-boys Catholic school in Arizona, admitted in an email to segregating students based on race. In lieu of attending a class period, students of color were given the exclusive...
Litchfield Elementary School District Board Member Resigns Over Frustration With Resistance to Equity Work, COVID Regulations
By Corinne Murdock | Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) Governing Board member Dr. Tara Armstead announced her resignation during Tuesday’s special meeting. Armstead’s total time at LESD lasted five months. The only Black board member...
Long-Planned Rate Change Will Bring VLT Parity For Electric Cars, Traditional Vehicles
Changes to state law mean that drivers who purchase alternative fuel vehicles will pay the same vehicle license tax (VLT) rate as other drivers by 2023. The change in VLT rates is phased-in, starting Jan. 1, 2022. The VLT is paid during vehicle...
Arizona Attorney General: Litchfield School District’s Diversity Empowerment Committee Violated Open Meeting Law
By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona attorney general’s office found that Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD) violated open meeting law through its Diversity Empowerment Team (DET). In some reporting, social media posts, and even LESD...
Arizona Reaches Tentative $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Agreement
The Arizona Attorney General's Office announced that it has signed on to a tentative historic $26 billion multistate settlement with four pharmaceutical companies for their roles in the opioid crisis. The tentative agreement includes Cardinal,...
Expert Says FDA Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Doesn’t Ensure Safety, Efficacy
By Corinne Murdock | The FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, now marketed as COMIRNATY, doesn’t mean it’s safe or effective, according to Dr. Jane Orient, Executive Director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)....
Coalition Introduces 2022 Ballot Initiative to Strengthen Voter ID
By Corinne Murdock | Last week, the Secretary of State’s office received the “Arizonans for Voter ID Act:” a ballot initiative to strengthen ID requirements for in-person and mail-in voting through universal voter ID. The initiative will require ID...
Arizona Ranks #4 For Post-COVID19 Job Recovery As Prop 208’s Impact Looms On Horizon
By Terri Jo Neff | Although Arizona is not yet back to pre-pandemic workforce levels, a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the state is headed in the right direction, with more than 21,000 jobs added in July, boosting Arizona to...
Representatives Gosar, Biggs Voted Against Hastening Visas for Afghans Fleeing Taliban
By Corinne Murdock | Last month, Representatives Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) voted against expediting visas for Afghans fleeing the Taliban. The Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act (ALLIES) Act applies to...
Union Withdraws Attempt To Obstruct Rhode Island Mom’s Access To Public Records
The National Education Association’s state affiliate tried to harass and intimidate Rhode Island mom Nicole Solas into silence just for trying to find out what her daughter would be taught in kindergarten by filing a legally baseless lawsuit...
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