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Arizona House Passes Veteran Memorial Designations For State Route 69

Mar 3, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Memorial 2007, a measure that would designate sections of State Route 69 as a memorial highway honoring U.S. veterans from major conflicts over the past century. The...

Arizona Tourism Director Alix Skelpsa Ridgway To Be Honored By Common Sense Institute

Mar 3, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Alix Skelpsa Ridgway, director of the Arizona Office of Tourism, will receive the 2026 “Visionary for the Future” Award from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) at its annual Free Enterprise Summit, the nonprofit research...

Maricopa County Recorder Raises Concerns Over Early Voting Site Distribution

Mar 2, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) issued its polling place map for early voting, but the Maricopa County Recorder says its uneven distribution may disenfranchise voters. Recorder Justin Heap issued a...

AZ Senate Moves Forward With Legislation Strengthening School Safety

Mar 2, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Arizona Senate Republicans are moving forward with legislation to strengthen school safety and emergency preparedness statewide, advancing a measure to allocate $3.2 million for enhanced communication and coordination during...

Arizona Lawmaker Hosts Pivotal Aviation To Highlight Advanced Air Mobility Growth

Mar 2, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senator David Farnsworth (R-LD10), chairman of the Senate Appropriations, Transportation & Technology Committee, hosted executives from Pivotal Aviation during a visit to Arizona aimed at showcasing developments in...

Arizona Leaders React To U.S. Launching War On Iran

Mar 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona’s elected leaders reacted along a partisan divide to the U.S. attack to liberate Iran from the Islamic regime. Arizona’s Republican congressional officials have signaled support for President Donald Trump’s decision to...

House Republicans Advance Precinct-Based Voting Amendment

Mar 1, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | In a decisive step to strengthen voter confidence and streamline Arizona’s election processes, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HCR 2016, a proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by Representative Rachel Keshel...

Ban On Gender Transitions For Minors Passes Arizona House

Mar 1, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona House has passed a bill banning gender transitions for minors. HB 2085 not only bans gender transition procedures to minors, it bans referrals and distribution of public funding to gender transition procedures. The...

House Passes Bill Requiring Disclosures For Lab-Grown Meat

Feb 28, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona House passed a bill, HB 2762, requiring food labels to disclose cultivated cell use with near-unanimous consent. Cultivated cells are animal-derived stem cells grown within a lab into a meat alternative...

Small Business Group Pushes For Tax Certainty Amid Capitol Dispute

Feb 28, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Arizona issued a policy statement this week urging state lawmakers to prioritize tax certainty for small businesses in the upcoming legislative session. In a press...

Cactus League Spring Training Expected To Generate Nearly $1 Billion For Arizona’s Economy

Feb 28, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | As the 2026 Cactus League Spring Training season kicks off, bringing fifteen Major League Baseball teams to ten stadiums across the Valley, a comprehensive new analysis from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) highlights the...

Bill Mandating Cops Report Arrested Illegals To ICE Passes Arizona Senate

Feb 27, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Senate approved legislation to facilitate coordination between law enforcement and federal immigration agents. SB 1055 passed 16-11, with all Republicans in support and all Democrats against. The bill requires law...