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$10M Arizona Home, Exclusive Donations To Gov. Katie Hobbs Put Sunshine CEO In Spotlight

Jun 17, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | As Sunshine Residential Homes remains at the center of an ongoing investigation into alleged "pay-to-play" conduct involving Gov. Katie Hobbs, public records link founder and CEO Simon Kottoor to a Paradise Valley residence...

Arizona Ballot Measure Would Protect ESA Funds For Children Of Military Families

Jun 17, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | A Goldwater Institute-backed measure to constitutionally protect Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) funds for children of military families will go before Arizona voters in November after receiving legislative approval....

Arizona Targets Demand Side Of Sex Trafficking With New Felony Penalties

Jun 17, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Arizona has signed into law a new measure that significantly increases penalties for individuals who pay or agree to pay for prostitution, targeting the demand side of prostitution and sex trafficking by elevating these offenses...

GOP Lawmakers Pass Parental Rights Package Addressing Gender Ideology

Jun 16, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Republican-led Arizona legislature has submitted a legislative package to Gov. Katie Hobbs that they say will further strengthen parental rights and protections for children. Among these bills are HB 2249, which would...

Lawmakers Pass Bill Giving Taxpayers Early Warning On Tax Liability Increases

Jun 16, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Legislation sent to Gov. Katie Hobbs last week would add an additional layer of legislative oversight before the Arizona Department of Revenue could adopt certain new legal interpretations that increase tax liability. SB 1221,...

Arizona Legislature Sends Photo Radar Reform Bill To Governor

Jun 16, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Legislation sponsored by Sen. David Gowan (R-LD19) that would significantly change how photo radar violations are enforced in Arizona has cleared the Legislature and now awaits the governor's decision. Senate Bill 1624, which...

Biggs Introduces Right To Try Expansion For Individualized Therapies

Jun 15, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ5) has introduced legislation that would establish a federal pathway for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating diseases to access individualized investigational treatments when no...

Kolodin Leverages Election Integrity Record In Bid For Arizona Secretary of State

Jun 15, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Republican State Rep. Alex Kolodin (LD3) is one of two contenders vying to unseat incumbent Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. Kolodin, a longtime election lawyer, has been in the Arizona legislature since 2023. Kolodin has...

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Targeting Health Care Red Tape

Jun 15, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | A bipartisan bill aimed at reducing overlapping health care regulations and establishing statewide standards for behavioral health technicians is headed to Gov. Katie Hobbs after clearing the Arizona Legislature with broad...

ASU Moves To Take 89-Year-Old Man’s Historic Phoenix Home

Jun 14, 2026

By Staff Reporter | For more than 50 years, 89-year-old Robert Young has owned the historic Louise Emerson House. He was married on its front steps, and to him it is a priceless vestige of pre-statehood Arizona. But Arizona State University (ASU)...

Bill To Expand Arizona’s Emergency Medical Workforce Heads To Hobbs

Jun 14, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A bipartisan bill aimed at expanding Arizona’s emergency medical workforce has been sent to Gov. Katie Hobbs for consideration. SB 1235, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Kavanagh, passed both chambers with bipartisan...

Arizona Lawmakers Approve Industry-Specific Timeshare Licensing Measure

Jun 14, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Legislation sponsored by Senator David Gowan (R-LD19) to modernize Arizona’s timeshare licensing system, strengthen consumer protections, and create industry-specific requirements for timeshare sales professionals has cleared...