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Arizona’s Elected Leaders Respond To President Trump’s Inauguration

Jan 22, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The inauguration of President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States was the most prominent over-arching news story of the day on Monday. The reactions of Arizona's elected leaders ranged from joy, excitement,...

Congressman Biggs To Run For Arizona Governor

Jan 21, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Congressman Andy Biggs is planning to run for Arizona governor, per a statement of intent filed on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/andybiggs4az/status/1881784425572381091 The 2026 gubernatorial race may be a showdown between a...

ADE Funding Credited For Thwarting School Shooting

Jan 21, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne praised the heroic actions of Tucson Police Officer William Bonnano, deployed under a Department of Education program to Legacy Traditional School-East Tucson, after he...

Phoenix Ranked 14th Among Best Cities For Young Entrepreneurs

Jan 21, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A recent study from Search Logistics has yielded an encouraging result for the Phoenix metro area, ranking the city as the 14th best city in the nation for young entrepreneurs. The survey from the UK SEO firm ranked the fifty...

Phoenix Mayor Named Chair Of Progressive Climate Coalition

Jan 21, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will now lead Climate Mayors, a coalition of 350 American mayors across 46 states working to advance progressive climate policies. In a press release from the organization, Gallego committed...

Phoenix-Area School District Placed Into Receivership Over $12 Million Budget Shortfall

Jan 20, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (AZSBE) placed a Phoenix-area school district into receivership over mismanagement of funds. Isaac Elementary School District (IESD) had a budget shortfall amounting to over $12.3 million,...

Hobbs’ Budget Proposal Met With Concern

Jan 20, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are pressing pause over the latest proposal from the state’s Democrat governor. On Friday, Governor Katie Hobbs released her Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2026. In a statement that accompanied her...

Arizona Schools Get Over 4K More Overdose Kits

Jan 20, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Arizona schools received over 4,000 overdose kits this past week, contributing to the thousands they have and will continue to receive. The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) supplied the Narcan kits through its School...

Arizona Democratic Party Leaders Fight Over Alleged Financial Wrongdoing

Jan 19, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Democratic Party (ADP) faced accusations of financial wrongdoing from one of its leaders, days before the party’s convention and officer elections. The accusations come from ADP Vice Chair Will Knight. In a...

Republicans Ready To Get To Work On Opening Day Of 57th Arizona Legislature

Jan 19, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans were excited to return to work at the state legislature for another year. Earlier this week, the Arizona Legislature restarted its engines for the beginning of the 57th Regular Session, commencing the third...

Democrats Return To Legislative Session With Smaller Numbers

Jan 19, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Democrats returned to work at the state legislature last week – this time with smaller numbers than the previous year. Last Monday, the Arizona Legislature revved back into action for the 57th Regular Session. Even...

Opening Day Of Arizona Legislative Session Focused On Border Security

Jan 18, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Border security was again a hot topic on the first day of the Arizona Legislative session for 2025. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs gave her State of the State address on Monday and discussed the issue of border security during...