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Tolleson Superintendent Skips Legislative Hearing On District Audit, Sends Defamation Notice

Oct 9, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The superintendent of Tolleson Union High School District (TUHSD), Jeremy Calles, declined to show up to a legislative hearing to audit his district. Instead, Calles had a notice of defamation claim served to the committee ahead...

Speaker Johnson Blasts AZ Dems’ ‘Absurd’ Epstein Conspiracy In Fiery Shutdown Standoff

Oct 9, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) clashed with Arizona Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego in a heated Capitol hallway exchange over the ongoing government shutdown and the delayed swearing-in of...

Hamadeh Raises More Questions About Biden Administration After Further Spying Revealed

Oct 9, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Just one week after discovering the TSA’s Quiet Skies Program was targeting him, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) raised urgent questions about the extent of the Biden administration’s violations of Americans’ civil rights. The...

Anti-ICE Phoenix Drag Star, DACA Recipient Arrested For Sex With Minor Boy

Oct 8, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A popular Phoenix drag star and DACA recipient was arrested for sex with a minor last month. Michael “Mikey” Browder, 35 — better known in the Valley by the drag persona “Aubrey Ghalichi” — was arrested for having sex with a...

CSI Report: Arizona’s ESA Program Surges To 92,000+ Students

Oct 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A new report on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) shows a robust jump in ESA enrollment of nearly 15,000 students since last year. According to the detailed report, the...

Arizona Senate President Urges Federal Lawmakers To End Shutdown

Oct 8, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is pressing the state’s U.S. Senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, to support measures to reopen the federal government, saying the ongoing shutdown is causing widespread harm to...

Sen. Werner Demands Accountability From AHCCCS After Revelations Of Billions In Estimated Fraud

Oct 7, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | State Senator Carine Werner is escalating her oversight push against Arizona’s Medicaid agency, AHCCCS, after a tense committee hearing revealed what she called “catastrophic failures” in the state’s health care system. As...

Hamadeh Applauds Sen. Paul For Exposing TSA Program Used To Target Americans Under Biden Admin

Oct 7, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) expressed his gratitude to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, for his tireless efforts to uncover the misuse of the Transportation...

AZ Republican Congressmen Urge Democrat Sens. Kelly, Gallego To ‘Do The Right Thing’

Oct 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Six Arizona GOP House members—Reps. Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani, Eli Crane, Paul Gosar, Abe Hamadeh, and David Schweikert—urged Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego in a letter to "do the right thing" by backing H.R....

Arizona Republic Adds New Coalition Of Political Voices To Opinions Page

Oct 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A varied coalition of political voices will be the newest contributors to the Arizona Republic opinions page. Those joining as representatives of the center and the right are former Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer,...

Maricopa Judge Who Mishandled 2022 Election Case May Get GOP Challengers In 2026

Oct 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Republicans are hoping to field a candidate against Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen should he decide to run for re-election in 2026. Jantzen, who presided over the 2022 Arizona Attorney General election challenge...

Horne Announces New Partnership To Expand Suicide Prevention Training In Schools

Oct 6, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) announced on Thursday that it has entered a multi-year partnership with The Jed Foundation (JED) to expand the state’s training options for school mental health professionals....