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Governor Ducey Gives Hospitals Vaccine Mandate Power and $35.2 Million

Dec 17, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Governor Doug Ducey carved out an exemption for hospitals in his renewed executive order addressing COVID-19 vaccine mandates (EO 2021-21), though it banned the state and all counties, cities, and towns from implementing any....

Arizona Corporation Commission: Utilities Can’t Mandate Employee COVID Vaccines

Dec 16, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) passed a motion to prohibit utility companies from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for their employees, 3-2. Commissioners Lea Márquez Peterson, Justin Olson, and Jim O’Connor voted for a...

Secretary of State Hobbs Suggests Expansive Election “Reforms”

Dec 16, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs introduced four pages of election reform suggestions for the legislature on Wednesday. Suggestions included same-day voter registration using provisional ballots, early voting expansion to...

Key Arizona Commercial Real Estate Association Releases 2022 Legislative Agenda

Dec 16, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Chapter of NAIOP, otherwise known as the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, has released its 2022 legislative public policy agenda which seeks to continue the momentum of recent sessions, NAIOP Arizona’s...

End Of The Year Changes Made At Freeport-McMoRan

Dec 16, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) has announced the addition of former Monsanto Company CEO Hugh Grant to its 11-member Board of Directors. Grant, who was named CEO of the Year in 2010 by Chief Executive magazine, served...

Prescott Small Family Business Suing Louisiana Over Sales Tax Burdens

Dec 15, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | A Prescott couple is suing the state of Louisiana for its sales tax overreach into their small business, Halstead Bead. The National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), the Pelican Institute, and the Goldwater Institute will...

SUSD Denounces Critics of Club Sexualizing Children, Silent on ‘Deadname’ Policy

Dec 15, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel issued a statement calling criticism of a club that encourages child sexualization under the guise of offering support — Gender & Sexualities...

Rep. Gail Griffin Receives Outstanding Service Award

Dec 14, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has recognized Arizona State Rep. Gail Griffin with the organization’s 2021 Regional Award for Outstanding Service. The award recognizes outstanding service at the regional or...

Dysart School District Leaves Arizona School Board Association

Dec 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Due to the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) not withdrawing from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) over its controversial letter asking the Biden Administration to investigate parent and community opposition...

Arizona Department of Education: Social-Emotional Learning Will Solve Children’s Mental Health Decline

Dec 14, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Following an advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on youth mental health, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) encouraged educators to expand social-emotional learning (SEL) implementation. SEL encompasses a...

Report: Senator Kelly Violated Insider Trading Law

Dec 13, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reportedly violated the Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, a law to dissuade insider trading, according to a compliance analysis from Insider. The report added that the senator either...

Pollack Cinemas Comes Back Strong After Pandemic Shutdown

Dec 13, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Many Arizona small businesses were forced to shutter under Gov. Doug Ducey’s various pandemic executive orders, never to reopen. But after Michael Pollack learned his six-screen Pollack Cinemas in Tempe had to close in March...