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Davis Monthan Air Force Base Avoids Personnel Cuts With Focus On CAS
This week, the Department of the Air Force announced much anticipated plans to move Close Air Support (CAS) and rescue missions, including A-10 Thunderbolt II and HH-60 Pave Hawk weapons schools and test squadrons,...
Ducey Rescinds 25 Pandemic-Related Executive Orders
On Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey rescinded a series of executive orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic. The governor said the orders were no longer needed because the Legislature put them into law. The governor said some of the orders would...
Independent Business Group Report Finds Arizona “Well-Positioned”
On Thursday, the National Federation of Independent Business released its monthly Jobs Report, which found that Arizona is well-positioned to beat its neighbors to full economic recovery. “Early legislative action this year to enact COVID-19...
U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates California Donor-Disclosure Rules
On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, struck down California’s demand that nonprofit advocacy groups turn over confidential information about their donors. The 6-3 ruling in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta...
Public Urged To Avoid Using Fireworks With 4th Of July Around The Corner
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is asking the public to avoid using fireworks this Fourth of July due to the fact that more than half of the state remains dry and fire activity continues. Fireworks are regulated in Arizona...
U.S. Supreme Court Finds In Favor Of Arizona, Ballot Harvesting Law Constitutional
By Terri Jo Neff | In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona election laws were not “enacted with a racially discriminatory purpose.” The Court also found that "Arizona law generally makes it very easy to vote. Voters may cast their...
Ducey Signs Budget Bills On Last Day Of Fiscal Year
By Terri Jo Neff | On Wednesday, Gov. Doug Ducey signed what he called “a fiscally conservative, forward-looking budget” for Fiscal Year 2022, cutting taxes for all taxpayers for every Arizona taxpayer no matter what their income. “While we’re...
Ducey Receives K-12 Budget Bill And Related Education Legislation On Last Day Of Session
By Terri Jo Neff | The Democrats in the Arizona Legislature may have held firm on their complete opposition to the proposed K-12 budget bill, but all 47 Republicans worked through their differences in the House and Senate to get the multi-faceted...
Small Business Tax Relief Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
On Wednesday, a bill which revises state tax structure passed out of the Arizona House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote and is on its way to Gov. Doug Ducey's desk. HB 2838, sponsored by Rep. Joseph Chaplik, has no fiscal impact on Arizona...
Governor Ducey Orders Flags At Half-Staff In Honor Of The Yarnell 19 Firefighters
Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff on June 30, 2021, in honor of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives protecting fellow Arizonans from the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. “Arizona lost 19...
Shope Opposition Stalls Bill Requiring Voter Approval To Rein In Governor’s Executive Powers
On Tuesday, Republicans were stunned to discover that a popular bill, SCR 1003, had opposition in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen Warren Petersen, passed with the support of all Republican legislators through the Senate earlier in the...
SAT Not Approved For 2021-2022 Menu Of Assessments
At its June 28 meeting, the Arizona State Board of Education did not approve the SAT for the Menu of Assessments for the 2021-2022 school year. The decision requires all schools to only administer the ACT Aspire and ACT in high school as the...
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