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Illegal Immigrant Restaurateur Deportation Case Raises Questions Among Republican Grassroots

Aug 17, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The case of a Chinese illegal-immigrant-turned-Peoria restaurateur, Lai Kuen “Kelly” Yu, is raising questions among the Republican Party grassroots. Yu was arrested on May 28th by ICE agents, and her pending deportation back...

Small Business Optimism Climbs, But Labor Quality Concerns Persist

Aug 17, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Main Street confidence ticked upward in July, with the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rising 1.7 points to 100.3, edging above its long-term average for the first time in months. The lift was driven largely by more owners...

Biggs Declares National Debt A Threat To National Security

Aug 16, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) has introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives formally recognizing America’s escalating national debt as a direct threat to national security. As the national debt surpassed...

Arizona Senate To Convene Special Hearing On Medicaid Fraud Monday

Aug 16, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona Senate Health & Human Services Committee will hold a special hearing on Medicaid fraud this coming Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. at the Arizona State Senate, following weeks of mounting concern over waste and...

Coalition Of Arizona Businesses Hails Massive Natural Gas Pipeline Project

Aug 15, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A coalition of Arizona businesses from across the state released a statement expressing strong support for a newly announced project by Energy Transfer LP. The project will bring an interstate natural gas pipeline into the...

Scottsdale Council Resumes Work With New City Hall Security Measures In Place

Aug 15, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Scottsdale residents attending Monday’s City Council work study session will encounter a new layer of security at City Hall, the first council meeting since the summer recess. The changes, implemented in July, require all...

Gannett Offers Buyouts To Top Arizona Republic Staff

Aug 14, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In a letter to readers on Wednesday, Hank Stephenson, co-founder of the Arizona Agenda, dropped a bombshell that Gannett is reportedly buying out top reporters and columnists at the Arizona Republic. The move follows Gannett's...

Intel Faces Backlash Over CHIPS Act Funding And National Job Cuts

Aug 14, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Intel Corporation is under fire following its receipt of significant funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, followed by recent job cuts nationwide and hiring a new CEO with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In November...

Gallego’s Team Tosses Veteran Constituent During Arizona Townhall

Aug 13, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In his first town hall upon returning to Arizona from his visit to Iowa, where he was booed mercilessly, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego was hosted by the Apache Junction Public Library on Monday. During the townhall, he...

New Report: Arizona Public Schools Continue To Decline As Spending Grows

Aug 13, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) revealed a crisis in Arizona’s district public school system, marked by declining enrollment, expanding infrastructure, and misallocated resources that fail to serve students...

UOCAVA Ballot Controversy Embroils Adrian Fontes As Rep. Hamadeh Pushes For Reform

Aug 13, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) has become the center of controversies in Arizona in the past few days, involving Arizona’s Democrat Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and a raft of reforms...

Kari Lake’s Legal Response Reveals Details In Firing Of Biden-Appointed VOA Director

Aug 12, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Legal documentation obtained by AZ Free News has revealed detailed allegations surrounding the pending termination of Voice of America (VOA) Director Michael Abramowitz and the assertions of U.S. Agency for Global Media...