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Police Investigating Activists Who Accosted, Filmed Senator Sinema in ASU Bathroom

Oct 5, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona State University (ASU) Police Department confirmed with AZ Free News that they are investigating the activists who followed and filmed Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) inside a bathroom. The senator had stepped out of a...

Arizona Schools Levy $100 Million Property Tax Increase, Don’t Use Federal Relief

Oct 5, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Most school districts have decided to saddle their local communities with a near-$100 million property tax increase, which will hit this month. In 2020, the Transpo Delta tax totaled just over $79 million; this year, it will be...

Arizona Treasurer And Credit Unions Oppose IRS Data Mining Proposal

Oct 4, 2021

By AZ Free News | Credit unions in Arizona have joined the Arizona Treasurer's Office in opposition to a proposal requiring financial institutions to give the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) citizens’ personal account information if the...

Arizona Parks Pumped $272 Million Into State, Local Economies In FY2020 Despite Pandemic

Oct 2, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | While COVID-19 damaged much of the state’s tourism for most of 2020, the Arizona State Parks and Trails still managed to pump $272 million into the state and local economies during Fiscal Year 2020, according to a report released...

Arizona’s 10-Year Anniversary Of Education Savings Accounts

Oct 2, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | 2021 marks the ten-year anniversary of education savings accounts (ESAs) in Arizona. The state’s ESA policy, formally known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, was established in 2011. As of this year, nearly a quarter of...

Cochise County Recorder Questions Maricopa County’s Signature Verification Process

Oct 2, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Cochise County Recorder David Stevens disagrees with the assurances from Maricopa County election officials that the recently-released audit was entirely inaccurate. Stevens made this assessment on KFYI's James T. Harris radio...

Ducey Appoints Drake, Villaverde Halvorson, And Miller To Maricopa County Superior Court

Oct 2, 2021

By AZ Free News | On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey announced the appointments of James Drake, Ashley Villaverde Halvorson and Keith Miller to the Maricopa County Superior Court. These appointments are to fill vacancies created by the retirement of...

Sheriff Dannels Says Politically Neutral Facts Prove Border Is Not Secure, Asks For More National Guard

Oct 1, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The facts prove the Southwest border of the United States is not secure, despite what a Texas Congresswoman said Wednesday, according to Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels, who is asking for more Arizona National Guard...

Marine Who Saved Kabul Airport Baby Now In Arizona Investigated For Speaking At Trump Rally

Sep 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The marine who lifted the two-week-old baby of an Afghan ally to safety from over a barbed wire fence at the Kabul airport in August, Lance Cpl. Hunter Clark, is reportedly under investigation by the military for partisan...

24 Republican Legislators Urge Governor Ducey To Act On Border Crisis

Sep 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A coalition of Arizona’s legislators are asking Governor Doug Ducey to press the Biden-Harris Administration harder about the ongoing border crisis. The legislators submitted a letter to Ducey on Tuesday, reminding him that...

Arizona Officials, Families Honor Fallen Heroes At Peace Officers Memorial Service

Sep 30, 2021

By AZ Free News | Arizona officials including Governor Doug Ducey honored 17 fallen law enforcement officers at the 47th Annual Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Service Wednesday evening. The somber ceremony was also attended by the families and...

Arizona Supreme Court Won’t Let New Laws Take Effect While It Considers Expedited Handling Of Appeal

Sep 30, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Supreme Court will not decide until at least Friday afternoon whether to allow Attorney General Mark Brnovich to bypass the normal appeal process with his challenge to Monday’s ruling by a Maricopa County judge who...