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Arizona Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Focused On Housing During 25th Annual DATOS Event

Oct 31, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce highlighted the future of housing during an Oct. 29 celebration of the release of 2021 DATOS: The State of Arizona’s Hispanic Market. The 2021 DATOS report is the most comprehensive...

Invest in Arizona Pulled Millions from Out-of-State Donors

Oct 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Invest in Arizona - a referendum to reverse the tax cuts passed recently by the Arizona legislature that would negate Prop 208 - reported several million in out-of-state funds in their latest campaign finance report. The...

Phoenix Children’s Announces Inaugural Awards For Clinical Excellence

Oct 30, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | Phoenix Children’s recently announced the five winners of its inaugural Heart & Hand Clinical Excellence Awards which recognize exceptional contributions to pediatric medicine in the areas of clinical care, research, and...

Supreme Court To Consider Arizona’s Petition To Defend Rule Refusing Citizenship, Green Cards Based On Welfare Reliance

Oct 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) accepted Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s petition to defend previous President Donald Trump’s updates to a rule limiting green cards and citizenship to those who haven’t and won’t become...

Chandler Unified School Board Votes to Leave National School Boards Association

Oct 30, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) became the latest to join the trend of school boards and state associations leaving the National School Boards Association (NSBA). The CUSD Governing Board voted on Wednesday to cease...

Flagstaff City Council to Return to Drawing Board on Land Use Laws

Oct 29, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Flagstaff City Council indicated in a work session Wednesday that it will work on modifying its High Occupancy Housing (HOH) Plan. The plan caused pushback resulting in over $50 million in claims through the Arizona Private...

Phoenix Councilman Quarrels With Maricopa Sheriff Over “Privileged” NFL Convoy

Oct 29, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO) responded to criticisms from Phoenix City Council member Sal DiCiccio over their practice of stopping traffic to allow an NFL convoy through. DiCiccio submitted a letter to law...

Gubernatorial Candidate Matt Salmon On Border Visit: Designate Cartels As Terrorists

Oct 28, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Mexico’s cartels should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) for their role in President Joe Biden’s border crisis, according to governor-hopeful and previous congressman Matt Salmon. If cartels were...

Three New State Lawmakers Selected To Fill House Vacancies

Oct 28, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | The Pinal County Board of Supervisors announced Wednesday that Neal Carter and Teresa Martinez will serve out two of the vacant terms in the Arizona House of Representatives. Carter, a Republican from San Tan Valley, will fill...

Phoenix Nursing Students Say Vaccine Mandate Violates Faith in Ongoing Lawsuit

Oct 27, 2021

By Corinne Murdock |Two nursing students, Emily Thoms and Kamaleilani Moreno, are fighting for their religious freedom in the face of Maricopa County Community College District’s (MCCCD) vaccine mandate. The district is mandating vaccines to...

Flagstaff Waives Land Use Law For Certain Property Owners

Oct 27, 2021

By Corinne Murdock | Flagstaff City Council voted last Tuesday to waive its land use restriction for property owners who submitted around $50 million in legal claims under the Arizona Private Property Rights Protection Act. The Goldwater Institute...

Business Executive Warns Federal Budget Bill Will Stunt Arizona’s Economic Growth

Oct 26, 2021

By Terri Jo Neff | On Monday, the CEO of Phoenix-based Ritoch-Powell and Associates warned of the impacts of the corporate tax increase and cuts to deductions currently included in the Biden Administration’s federal budget bill. “These tax...