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Less-Than-Lethal Device Legislation Passes Out Of House Committee

Sep 16, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A new law, H.R. 3269, the Law Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act, has passed the House Committee on Ways & Means and will move to the full floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The proposed legislation...

Polling Shows Some Maricopa County Races Are Tight

Sep 16, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Maricopa County political races are essentially in a dead heat with less than two months until Election Day. Earlier this month, Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) released its survey on Maricopa County races, showing Republicans...

Growing Number Of Pastors Stand In Opposition To Arizona Abortion Access Act

Sep 16, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A growing number of Arizona pastors are joining together to stand in opposition to a ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to allow abortion on demand. This month, Pastor Eric Jones of Evident Life Church in...

Policy Group Demands Investigation Into Secretary Of State’s Use Of Taxpayer Funds

Sep 15, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) is demanding an investigation into an alleged misuse of taxpayer funds by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. AFEC published a press release on Tuesday accusing Fontes of misusing...

Goldwater Institute Sues Payson For “Emergency Clause” In Bond Measure

Sep 15, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Payson Town Council’s August decision to incur a $70 million debt via a bond measure approved without a public referendum has triggered a lawsuit from concerned residents with the assistance of the Goldwater Institute....

Attorney General Asked To Investigate City Of Surprise Over Alleged Free Speech Violation

Sep 14, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Attorney General Kris Mayes has been asked to investigate the city of Surprise over its alleged violation of one citizen’s free speech rights. Republican State Senator John Kavanagh sent a letter to Mayes on Tuesday...

New Report Warns Of Job Losses, Massive Economic Costs With Glendale’s Prop 499

Sep 14, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Common Sense Institute of Arizona (CSI) released a report Wednesday which outlines the implications and economic impact of the City of Glendale’s far-reaching “Hotel and Event Center Minimum Wage Protection Act” (Prop...

Horne Raises Concerns About Teacher Shortage

Sep 13, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction is sounding the alarm about the state’s dwindling pool of teachers. Earlier this month, Arizona’s school’s chief, Tom Horne, announced the results of a teacher...

Democratic Congressional Candidate Admits Existence Of Border Crisis

Sep 13, 2024

By Staff Reporter | With the election drawing near, Democratic congressional candidate Kirsten Engel is admitting more often that the situation at the border constitutes a crisis. Engel initially denied the existence of any crisis at the border for...

Alleged Embezzlement In Santa Cruz County Continues To Raise Questions

Sep 13, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A Republican lawmaker is responding to a glaring report about an alleged misuse of Arizona taxpayer funds of historic proportions in Santa Cruz County. Late last month, Arizona State Representative Matt Gress, the House...

Clean Elections Commission To Face Investigation Into Debate Rule Change

Sep 12, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans in the Arizona Senate are looking for answers about a new rule from the Clean Elections Commission. Last week, State Senator Jake Hoffman sent a letter to the Arizona Clean Elections Commission about the adoption...

Corporation Commission Approves Above-Ground Midtown Reliability Project In Tucson

Sep 12, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | During its meeting on September 5th, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), led by Republican Commissioner Nick Myers, voted unanimously to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) allowing the Midtown...