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Arizona Elects First ‘Gender Nonconforming’ Legislator
By Corinne Murdock | Earlier this month, Arizona made history with the election of its first “gender nonconforming” legislator. Lorena Austin — a female, lesbian Democrat — won one of the two State House District 9 seats. “Gender nonconformity”...
Tucson Nonprofit Handled Over $36 Million for Black Lives Matter
By Corinne Murdock | Of all the organizations tasked with overseeing Black Lives Matter’s millions, it was a nonprofit based in Tucson. Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) handled over $36 million for Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizations: the...
Justices Could Decide If Residents Must Be Harmed Before Suing To Protect Against Government Threats
By Terri Jo Neff | If government officials threaten to force you from your home because of a zoning violation, should you be able to seek a court order blocking the forced removal? Or must you wait until you are actually homeless to fight back?...
Phoenix Declares COVID No Longer An Emergency
By Corinne Murdock | Last Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council declared that COVID-19 no longer constitutes an emergency. The council passed the resolution quietly and without discussion, lumping it in with dozens of other agenda items. It has...
Attorney General Probes Maricopa County For Potential Violation of Election Law
By Corinne Murdock | Over the weekend, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office advised Maricopa County that it may have violated election law. According to the attorney general’s office, their Elections Integrity Unit...
Automatic Recount For Attorney General, Superintendent, State Representative Races
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the remaining outstanding ballots were counted, totaling nearly 2.6 million votes cast. Next Monday is the deadline for counties to canvass and submit results to the secretary of state’s office. An automatic recount...
ASU, NAU, UArizona Presidents Salaries, Bonuses Total Over $2.4 Million
By Corinne Murdock | Last week, the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) approved over $2.4 million in salaries and bonuses for all three presidents of the state’s public universities — making them among the highest paid public employees in the state....
Average Thanksgiving Dinner Cost 20 Percent More Than Last Year
By Corinne Murdock | A Thanksgiving dinner for 10 may cost about 20 percent more than it did last year — a difference of nearly $11. It is the most expensive that a Thanksgiving meal has been in at least 36 years. The annual...
FTX CEO Gave $27 Million to Political Action Committee Based in Phoenix
By Corinne Murdock | A political action committee (PAC) based in Phoenix received $27 million from the CEO of FTX: the bankrupted cryptocurrency giant under investigation for fraud. Not only did Protect Our Future PAC receive $27 million...
Maricopa County’s Lobbyist Helped Kill Election Reform Bills
By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) advised voters to petition the legislature for the election reform they’d like to see — yet it was a lobbyist who spoke out on behalf of the counties...
Kari Lake Fundraising For Lawsuit After Voters Claim Disenfranchisement
By Corinne Murdock | Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is fundraising to take legal action in response to the reported thousands of voters testifying their disenfranchisement. Most of the complaints concerned the county-wide...
Phoenix Spending 25 Percent of COVID Relief on Homelessness, Affordable Housing
By Corinne Murdock | The city of Phoenix plans to spend over 25 percent of its $396 million in COVID-19 relief funds on homelessness and affordable housing initiatives. It is the city’s second-highest expenditure of relief funds after...
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