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Agencies’ Construction And Improvement Projects Will Provide Work Opportunities Across Arizona

Jul 13, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | When Gov. Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1820 last month, general contractors, construction companies, and construction-industry support businesses had a lot to be happy about given the more than $80 million appropriated for...

Biggs Wants Biden To Answer Questions About Offensive Airstrikes on the Iraq-Syria Border

Jul 13, 2021

On Monday, Reps. Andy Biggs and Barbara Lee, sent a letter to President Biden questioning the administration's decision to conduct offensive airstrikes on the Iraq-Syria border. The two Representatives raised questions as to the constitutionality...

Scottsdale Woman Accused Of Voting Deceased Mother’s Ballot

Jul 13, 2021

A State Grand Jury has indicted Tracey Kay McKee, of Scottsdale, with one count of Illegal Voting and one count of Perjury, for allegedly casting a vote in the name of a deceased person through an early ballot in the 2020 General Election. The...

Questions Raised About How Gilbert Mayoral Campaign Violation Was Investigated

Jul 12, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Questions have been raised about a private law firm’s handling of a campaign finance violation investigation involving the Town of Gilbert’s recent mayoral race, while others are asking why the law firm was involved in the first...

Arizona’s Republican Congressional Delegation Denounces Possible Door-To-Door Vaccination Inquiries

Jul 12, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Criticism continues to mount in response to comments by President Joe Biden earlier this month about public health professionals possibly going door-to-door across the country to encourage people to receive one of the COVID-19...

Hobbs’ Campaign Treasurer Attacks Vietnamese Refugee Turned U.S. Citizen Lawmaker

Jul 11, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | A state senator who also serves as treasurer for Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ gubernatorial campaign remains under fire for a tweet he wrote Friday which many perceive as an insult of a foreign-born state lawmaker. Sen. Martin...

Chaplik Keeps Promise To Small Businesses, Governor Signs SALT-Parity Bill

Jul 11, 2021

PHOENIX, AZ – A bill that provides tax relief to small business owners, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Chaplik, which passed with bipartisan support, was signed by Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday. The bill revises state tax structure for taxpayers and protects...

Ducey Vetoes “Well Intentioned” Bill That Could Have Ended A State Of Emergency

Jul 10, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Gov. Doug Ducey described bipartisan legislation which sought to strengthen the State Emergency Council “well intentioned,” but he vetoed the bill anyway on Friday. Senate Bill 1719 was one of 24 bills transmitted to the...

Governor Signs Tax Cut For Small Business Bill

Jul 10, 2021

Senate Bill 1783, legislation that further reduces and streamlines taxes, was signed by Governor Doug Ducey on Friday. Sen. JD Mesnard and Rep. Ben Toma led the fight for the bill in order to protect small businesses from the threat of a 77 percent...

Ducey Signs Bill Prohibiting Racist Training Of Government Employees, CRT In Classrooms

Jul 9, 2021

By B. Hamilton | PHOENIX — On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Jake Hoffman, HB2906, which prohibits the state and any local governments from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy...

Maricopa County Officials Remain Mum About Cyberattack On Voter Data Files 8 Months Ago

Jul 9, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Articles published by some media outlets this week that top Arizona officials knew of a cyberattack of Maricopa County’s voter registration files last fall but have kept it hidden are incorrect, as shown by the level of news...

Arizona Files Final Brief To Halt Biden Tax Mandate

Jul 9, 2021

The Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed the final brief in Arizona’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Treasury and federal officials challenging the Tax Mandate of the American Rescue Plan Act (Act) because it threatens to...