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Joanna Mendoza Faces Questions Over Campaign Salary, Financial Disclosure Changes
By Matthew Holloway | The Republican National Committee is targeting Democratic congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza over salary payments from her campaign account, arguing the payments, combined with her other reported income and assets,...
Arizona Board Reports 40% Increase In Teacher Sexual Misconduct Cases
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) revealed in its latest enforcement action report that sexual misconduct cases involving teachers increased. ASBE did note that, out of the hundreds of thousands of educators...
Arizona Senate Republicans Meet With Trump Administration Officials At White House Conference
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona Senate Republicans attended a White House State Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., where they met with senior Trump administration officials and Cabinet leaders. Discussions focused on key issues impacting...
Scottsdale Cracks Down On Nuisance Parties At Short-Term Rentals
By Matthew Holloway | Scottsdale is stepping up enforcement against nuisance parties, illegal events, and criminal activity at short-term rentals after police issued 56 charges and citations linked to the properties in May. According to a press...
Small Business Group Backs Petersen For Attorney General
By Ethan Faverino | The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Arizona Pac announced its endorsement of Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen in the race for Arizona Attorney General. The group cited Petersen's record of supporting...
Alma Hernandez Calls Out Fellow Democrats For Endorsing Opponent With Violent, Pornographic Past
By Staff Reporter | State Rep. Alma Hernandez (D-LD20) spoke out against top Democrats for endorsing her primary opponent for the state senate seat, Rocque Perez. Hernandez said Perez’s history of posting pornography and violent rhetoric online...
Arizona Enacts Tougher Penalties For Underage Nicotine Sales
By Staff Reporter | Arizona now has a stricter law on underage nicotine sales. House Bill 4001 establishes stricter statewide standards for alternative nicotine products. One major point of the law is a new prohibition on these products from...
Arizona Legislature Approves Pilot Program For Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
By Ethan Faverino | Arizona lawmakers have approved legislation sponsored by Senator Hildy Angius (R-LD30) aimed at strengthening care for individuals living with serious mental illness while improving public safety and long-term stability across...
Arizona Attorney General Falsely Claims DACA Recipients Can Be Police Officers
By Staff Reporter | Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes appears to lack basic knowledge of state law. Mayes claimed in a post that recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are currently eligible to serve in law...
Arizona Bill Would Require Annual Study Of Founding Documents In Public Schools
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona public school students would spend a designated week each year studying the nation’s founding documents, and students in grades three through twelve would recite a passage from the Declaration of Independence, under...
Arizona Department Of Education To Receive $300K Grant To Expand Teacher Apprenticeships
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced earlier this month that the Arizona Department of Education will receive $300,000 in grant funding to expand its teacher apprenticeship and mentoring program...
DCS Adopts Child Safety Reform After Hobbs Blocks Legislation
By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) will implement a new child safety reform set to be codified until Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office intervened. Sen. Carine Werner (R-LD4) had championed the legislation that prompted the new...
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