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Gov. Hobbs’ Housing Moratorium Could Cost Arizona Taxpayers Over $1 Billion
By Staff Reporter | Gov. Katie Hobbs’ overruled housing moratorium could leave taxpayers on the hook for more than $1 billion in compensation to builders. The housing moratorium was a result of the Arizona Department of Water Resources' (ADWR)...
Peoria Unified School District President Removed After Pushing For Additional Sex Abuse Investigation
By Staff Reporter | Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) retained a new governing board president following a charged special meeting on Tuesday night. Former governing board president Heather Rooks lasted five months into her second elected...
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens To $60.3 Billion In March
By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. trade deficit widened in March, according to analysis released earlier this week by the Joint Economic Committee based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S Census Bureau, Treasury Department, and Bureau of...
Gov. Hobbs Vetoes Republican Budget Containing Over $1 Billion In Tax Relief
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican-backed state budget proposal Tuesday, calling the plan “unbalanced and reckless,” while Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs sharply criticized the decision and accused...
U.S. House Unanimously Approves Rep. Crane’s Bill To Accelerate Kaibab Forest Fire Recovery
By Ethan Faverino | The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved an amendment presented by Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) to accelerate recovery efforts in the Kaibab National Forest following the devastating White Sage Fire. The...
MAHA Leader Dr. Mehmet Oz Headlining Legislative Salute Event In Mesa
By Matthew Holloway | The Republican Party of Arizona announced Tuesday that Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and a prominent figure in the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement, will headline...
Arizona Senate GOP Sends Budget To Hobbs With $1.45B In Tax Relief
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senate Republicans announced on Monday that they passed a $17.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 that includes $1.45 billion in tax relief over four years and spends approximately $800 million less than Governor...
Attorney General Mayes Defends City Of Phoenix Policy Keeping ICE Off City Property
By Staff Reporter | Attorney General Kris Mayes defended the city of Phoenix’s new policy that prevents Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from entering city property without permission. Mayes published a 17-page investigative report...
Greg Roeberg Appointed As New Legal Counsel For AZGOP
By Ethan Faverino | The Arizona Republican Party announced the appointment of Greg Roeberg as its new Legal Counsel last week. An Arizona attorney, with nearly two decades of experience in business and government law, Roeberg has become one of the...
New Timeline Raises Questions About Gallego’s Knowledge Of Swalwell Allegations
By Staff Reporter | A timeline endeavoring to document Sen. Ruben Gallego’s friendship with the recently resigned congressman accused of rape, Eric Swalwell, has been released. FOIAzona published the “day-by-day” timeline dating back to...
Report Finds Arizona Housing Shortage Driven By Underbuilding, Not Airbnb
By Matthew Holloway | Arizona’s affordable housing shortage is primarily the result of years of underbuilding after the Great Recession, not the rise of short-term rental (STR) platforms like Airbnb, according to a new report from the Common Sense...
Inflation Accelerates In March As Consumer Spending Rises
By Ethan Faverino | The Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Expenditures Update for March 2026 alongside the advance estimate for first-quarter 2026 Gross Domestic Product (GDP), painting a picture of an economy experiencing above-target...
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