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Scottsdale Unified School District Defies Arizona’s Mask Mandate Ban

Jul 24, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) announced it will require masks on buses - a direct violation of state law prohibiting school-enforced mask mandates. SUSD claimed that CDC authority was greater than the state’s...

Advocacy Group Sues To Block Effort Which Could Overturn Arizona’s New Tax Structure

Jul 23, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court on Wednesday argues that efforts to have voters decide whether Arizona’s new flat-rate income tax and other tax law changes should go into effect are unconstitutional. The...

Investigation Found Internal Controls Failed At Higley School District Due To Superintendent’s Misconduct

Jul 23, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | An investigation by the Arizona Auditor General has led to criminal charges being filed earlier this month against several people involved with the building of two new schools for the Higley Unified School District in Gilbert,...

Threats Of Termination For Refusing Vaccinations Send Shockwaves Through Already Short-staffed Healthcare Industry

Jul 22, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Shockwaves continue to ripple through Arizona’s beleaguered healthcare industry after Tuesday’s emailed announcement by Banner Health CEO Peter Fine that employees could lose their jobs if they fail to provide proof of a COVID-19...

Biggs Introduces Companion Bill To Paul’s To Repeal Travel Mask Mandate

Jul 21, 2021

By B. Hamilton | Congressman Andy Biggs introduced last week the House companion legislation to Senator Rand Paul’s Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021. The bill prohibits the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation. The House...

Brnovich Continues Efforts To Safeguard 2nd Amendment Rights In Other States

Jul 21, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | For the second time this year, Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt have authored a “friend-of-the-court” brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a challenge to the constitutionally of a...

Ducey’s Communications Director Not Impressed By Series Of ‘Conjecture And Innuendo’ Articles

Jul 21, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Last week the Arizona Republic published a five-part series by news reporter Craig Harris which suggested something improper occurred when Gov. Doug Ducey’s office was consulted about a tax challenge filed by Carter Oil with the...

Herbold, Pacheco Selected As New Regents

Jul 20, 2021

PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today selected Bob Herbold, whose foundation provides scholarships to higher education students, and Jessica Pacheco, an active member of the community with years of leadership experience, to fill recent vacancies on...

CRT, 1619 Project Grant Applications Will No Longer Receive Priority Consideration From Dept. Of Education

Jul 20, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | In a partial victory for 20 state attorneys general, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) backtracked on Monday on plans that would have prioritized $5 million in grant funds for American history and civics lessons that focus...

Ducey Calls On Arizona’s Congressional Delegation To Secure Title 42 Border Protections

Jul 19, 2021

On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey called on Arizona’s congressional delegation to urge the Biden-Harris administration not to lift Title 42 border protections. In his letter to delegation members, the Governor expressed Arizona’s grave concern about...

CBP Stats Reveal No Slowing Of Migrant Encounters At Southwest Border

Jul 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released June 2021 operational statistics for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week, and it shows undocumented migrants are still seeking entry -legally...

State Still Below Average For Residents With Degrees While Universities Award Record Number Of Them

Jul 19, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Arizona’s three public universities produced more degrees in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 than in any previous year, but the state continues to lag the national average for the number of residents with at least a...