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Sen. Mesnard Hopes Ballot Referral Will Protect Taxpayers From Government Overreach

Feb 2, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona lawmaker is working on legislation to protect his constituents from government overreach. This week, State Senator J.D. Mesnard introduced SCR 1009 to “remove an exception from the Arizona constitution that allows...

Rep. Weninger Introduces Bill To Create Dedicated Funding For DBacks’ Stadium

Feb 2, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona lawmaker has introduced a bill to solve the murky funding situation with the stadium of the hometown professional baseball franchise. Last week, State Representative Jeff Weninger filed HB 2704 to “create a...

Governor Hobbs Sends Error-Ridden Letter Over Federal Funding Freeze

Feb 1, 2025

By Staff Reporter | After Tuesday’s blunder from Arizona’s chief executive, those across the state are again questioning the competency of Governor Katie Hobbs and her staffers. Hobbs submitted an error-ridden letter to the Arizona Congressional...

Bill To Protect Domestic Violence Survivors Advances Through Arizona Legislature

Feb 1, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A bill to better protect Arizona’s domestic violence survivors recently passed its first hurdle in the state Legislature. On Thursday, HB 2177, which was sponsored by State Representative Julie Willoughby, was approved by the...

Sen. Mesnard Calls For Prop 123 Money To Go Directly To Teachers

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | School funding is a hot topic at the Arizona Legislature as the 57th Regular Session prepares to launch into its second month. Arizona lawmakers and the Governor’s Office are wrestling over the looming expiration date for...

New Bills Target Water Agency For Lack Of Transparency

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A southern Arizona lawmaker has introduced multiple bills to help restore transparency and accountability to a key state agency. Earlier this week, State Representative Lupe Diaz announced that he had filed two proposals to...

Arizona Senators Shamp And Rogers Share Updates On Key Bills

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Senate Republicans are wasting no time in getting down to business in a new legislative session. In the recent newsletter published by Arizona Senate Republicans, two legislators reported on the progress made by the...

Immigration Enforcement Update: 7.3K Deportations Under Trump Administration

Jan 30, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Over 7,300 illegal aliens have been deported in President Donald Trump’s first week in office, per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS published this latest dataset on Monday. Following Trump’s inauguration, DHS and...

Arizona Republicans Call For Investigation Into Financial Crisis At Isaac School District

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are reacting to a financial crisis involving a local school district and calling for serious investigations into the developing matter. This week, a number of Republicans in both the Arizona House of...

Arizona Legislator Prioritizes School Safety Legislation

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A long-time Arizona legislator is calling on his state to add more protections to schools in response to a near-tragedy earlier this month. Late last week, State Senator David Farnsworth issued a statement following a school...

Phoenix School Board Restricts ICE From School Grounds

Jan 29, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) passed a resolution declaring its right to refuse entry to federal immigration officials on school grounds. During a special meeting last Friday, the PXU Governing Board...

Research Reveals Declining Enrollment In Arizona’s Public Schools Was Predictable

Jan 29, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In a recent report, the Common Sense Institute of Arizona (CSI) addressed the gradual slowing of enrollment in Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program and traditional public school classrooms. The report shows...