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Arizona’s Management Philosophy For State Agencies Continues To Pay Dividends
By Terri Jo Neff | Shortly after being sworn into office more than seven years ago, Gov. Doug Ducey made it clear to the heads of every state agency that he wanted the needs of residents to be better served and to make Arizona an attractive...
New Law Could Reduce Costs For Some Public Safety Employers
By Terri Jo Neff | While the City of Bisbee is hoping $24 million in municipal bonds will resolve fiscal problems associated with its unfunded liability to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), the governor recently signed...
Yuma Ballot Harvester Turned Whistleblower Featured in 2020 Election Fraud Documentary ‘2000 Mules’
By Corinne Murdock | The testimony of a whistleblower from San Luis, a border city in Yuma County, was featured in the 2020 election fraud documentary “2000 Mules.” The inspiration for the documentary title came from the number of alleged “mules”...
Maricopa Community Colleges Gives Company $180K to Do Leadership’s Job
By Corinne Murdock | Last month, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) gave a company $180,000 to do work already within the outlined responsibilities of its leadership: future planning and creation of a new mission...
Arizona’s Largest Newspaper Hires Reporters Through Big Tech, Liberal-Funded Group
By Corinne Murdock | The largest newspaper in Arizona hired two new reporters with the help of a group funded by some of the country’s most powerful Big Tech corporations and liberal companies. The new Arizona Republic reporters came...
Lawsuit Costs Add Up As DCS Works To Implement Audit Changes
By Terri Jo Neff | The State of Arizona has paid roughly $6 million in the last three years to private law firms to defend the Arizona Department of Child Safety against multiple allegations of staff malfeasance and misfeasance leading to the...
GOP Groups Intervene in Lawsuits Against Arizona’s Proof of Citizenship for Voting
By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, three GOP groups intervened in a lawsuit challenging Arizona’s new law requiring proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. The Republican National Committee (RNC), National Republican...
Mesa Public Schools Ignored Request for Data on $32.3 Million ‘COVID’ Expenditures
By Corinne Murdock | Mesa Public Schools (MPS) ignored additional requests from our reporters to obtain data on how $32.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds were spent. In March, MPS told AZ Free News that no records existed detailing...
Scottsdale Superintendent: Staff Member Has Civil Right to Expose Kindergarteners to Gender Ideology
By Corinne Murdock | Parents pulled their kindergarteners from Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) classrooms after district leadership refused to put an end to one staff member’s discussions of gender ideology. The alleged perpetrator was...
Arizona Supreme Court Clears Three GOP Legislators for Election
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed claims of insurrection against State Representative Mark Finchem (R-Oro Valley) and Congressmen Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05), ruling them valid candidates for the...
Public Transit Reports Confirm Significantly Low Ridership In Post-Pandemic Arizona
By Terri Jo Neff | Valley Metro Transit will formally begin streetcar service in Tempe later this month as part of a $190 million public transportation project which began construction in 2018 and has been funded by federal grants, regional...
Phoenix Preschoolers Fundraise For Make-A-Wish
By Corinne Murdock | This past month, Phoenix preschoolers fundraised for the largest national organization granting wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses, Make-A-Wish. Eight of the nine of the preschools in The Learning Experience...
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