NEWS
80 Years After Pearl Harbor Attack, Hero Laid To Rest At Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery
On Friday May 28, 2021, U.S. Navy Signalman Third Class Austin Henry Hesler entered his final resting place at the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery 80 years after his death during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Arizona Patriot Guard...
Court Of Appeals Ruling Could Save Arizonans Time And Money In Settling Lawsuits
By Terri Jo Neff | The Arizona Court of Appeals issued a unanimous opinion earlier this month on a subject with no prior case law in the state, and the decision could save time and money for Arizonans involved in civil litigation, according to...
Sinema Among Senators Who Didn’t Vote On The January 6 Commission
Arizona's Sen. Kyrsten Sinema was one of eleven senators that did not cast a vote on a proposal to investigate the January 6, Capitol Hill protest. The proposal failed, needing 60 votes to pass. Sinema was joined by fellow democrat, Sen. Patty...
Ducey Returns To Town, Vetoes 22 Bills Over Budget Stalemate
By B. Hamilton | In what has being characterized by some lawmakers as a “tantrum,” Governor Doug Ducey announced on Twitter Friday afternoon that he has vetoed 22 bills and that he will not sign any other legislation until a budget is passed. In a...
Study Finds 21 Million U.S. Jobs Depend On Imports
Multiple business organizations joined together to release “Imports Work for American Workers,” an economic impact study which found that imports support more than 21 million American jobs. Arizona imported $7.9 billion in goods and merchandise...
Transparency In Government Reporting Of Financial Statements Approved In Bill Banning CRT Training To Public Employees
By Terri Jo Neff | Votes by State Senators on three bills Thursday may have been overshadowed by the struggle to get budget legislation passed, but some legislators say the importance of those votes should not be ignored. After its passage Thursday...
Public Records Lawsuit Involving Senate’s Election Audit Set For Oral Arguments
By Terri Jo Neff | As the Senate-authorized audit of 2.1 million Maricopa County ballots continues, a judge announced Thursday he will hear arguments in a lawsuit about whether communications, reports, and other documents between Senators, their...
Senator Skips Entire Day At Work Sending Budget Negotiators Scrambling
By Terri Jo Neff | Senate President Karen Fann will try one more time this week to pull together the 16 votes needed to pass the budget bills, something she could not do Wednesday when one of the 30 senators did not come to work. The...
House Unexpectedly Rejects Identification Info On Early Ballot Affidavit
By Terri Jo Neff | Republicans have touted making changes to Arizona’s election laws since long before the current legislative session began Jan. 11. But only one major election-related bill has been signed by Gov. Doug Ducey so far, and on...
AZ AG Urges Senate Leadership To Oppose Confirmation Of Chipman To Head ATF
The Arizona Attorney General's Office has joined 19 other state attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate to reject David Chipman’s confirmation as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Budget Strengths, Weaknesses Addressed As Posturing Continues
By Terri Jo Neff | In its longest workday of the session, some legislators debated various budget bills late into the evening after 11 bills cleared the Appropriation Committee in each chamber earlier in the day. At stake is how to divvy up...
Budget Bill Strips Secretary Of State Katie Hobbs Of Duties
On Tuesday, while hammering out the budget, members of both the Senate and House Appropriations Committees stripped Secretary of State Katie Hobbs of her ability to defend election lawsuits. Hobbs' responsibility for the oversight of the Capitol...
Connect with us!
A project of the Arizona Freedom Foundation | All Rights Reserved 2026 | Code of Ethics | Privacy Policy