Get FREE News Delivered To Your Inbox!
NEWS
Ducey Vetoes Maricopa County Transportation Tax Measure
By Terri Jo Neff | Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill Wednesday which would have allowed Maricopa County voters to decide next year whether to extend a 2004 voter approved one-half cent transportation tax for another 25 years. Ducey explained in his...
DOJ Sues Arizona For Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it sued the state over its new law requiring individuals to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The law, HB2492, wouldn’t take effect until next...
Arizona Republic Doesn’t Put Up Paywall for Spanish Versions of Articles
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s largest newspaper, the Arizona Republic, doesn’t put up a paywall for any articles on its Spanish sister publication, “La Voz” — even if they’re translated versions of subscriber-only articles on its main page. ...
Maricopa County Opens First 10 Vote Centers of Over 200 This Week
By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, Maricopa County will open the first 10 of 211 vote centers for the upcoming primary election; in all, double the number operating during the 2020 election. Five of those locations will only serve as vote centers...
Katie Hobbs Attends July 4 Festivities After Bowing Out of Debate Due to COVID
By Corinne Murdock | Gubernatorial candidate and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs bowed out of last Thursday’s debate against primary opponent Marco Lopez due to a reported COVID-19 infection, yet was out and about on Monday for Flagstaff’s...
California Restricts State-Funded Travel to Arizona For ‘Anti-Transgender’ Laws
By Corinne Murdock | The state of California will no longer fully fund official travel to Arizona because of laws banning gender transition procedures for minors (SB1138) and biological males from female sports (SB1165). The West Coast state’s...
Black Pastor Pushes Back Against Democrats’ Claim Arizona’s Universal School Choice Will Reintroduce Segregation
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s Democratic leaders and activists are arguing that the legislature’s decision to universalize the state’s school choice program will cause segregation. After the legislature voted to universalize the Empowerment...
July 4 Cookouts to Cost 17 Percent More For Arizonans On Average
By Corinne Murdock | Arizonans will pay an average of 17 percent more for their July 4 cookout than last year due to the inflation and supply chain crises. That averages $10 more for 10 people. Nearly all staples increased by double digit...
Arizona Democrats Invite Members To “F–k The Fourth” Event
By Terri Jo Neff | Most Arizonans will spend July 4 watching fireworks after spending the day with family and friends appreciating the many freedoms they enjoy compared to citizens of every other country. But the Tucson Women’s March has announced...
Second Arizona Police Officer Killed By Gunfire This Year
By Corinne Murdock | On Tuesday, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office lost an officer to gunfire: Sergeant Richard Lopez, 51. Lopez’s death marked the second officer killed in the line of duty this year. White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department...
Unilever Reverses Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott; Arizona Treasurer Hesitant to Reinvest
By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, Unilever sold its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel to its current licensee, American Quality Products (AQP), effectively reversing the ice cream brand’s boycott of Israeli-occupied territory they believed...
At Least 24 Percent of Arizona Legislators Funded By 50 Percent or More PAC, Lobbyist Money
By Corinne Murdock | AZ Free News sampled 46 legislators’ latest campaign finance reports of the state legislature and found that 22 of 47 legislators sampled received 50 percent or more of their campaign contributions from either...
Get FREE News Delivered to Your Inbox!
Corporate media seeks stories that serve its own interests. But you deserve to know what’s really going on in your community. Stay up to date on the latest in Arizona by signing up to get FREE news delivered to your inbox.
Connect with us!
ABOUT | NEWS | OPINION | ECONOMY | EDUCATION | CONTACT | CODE OF ETHICS | PRIVACY POLICY
A project of the Arizona Freedom Foundation | All Rights Reserved 2023