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A Wasteland Of Corpses, Living And Dead: A Devastating Inside Look At Phoenix’s Homeless Zone

Mar 6, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Intense poverty, frequent crime, social instability, high mortality, poor living standards: these qualities describe third-world countries. They also describe “The Zone”: the sprawling encampment of over 1,000 homeless in...

Payne Bill To Protect Police From Ambush Heads To Senate

Mar 5, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A bill that was widely supported by Arizona law enforcement and passed out of committee with broad bipartisan approval met a partisan crowd when it arrived for a vote in the full State House of Representatives. HB 2485,...

Arizona Medical Leaders Alarmed By Rising Marijuana Poisoning In Children

Mar 5, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The number of Arizona children poisoned by cannabis ingestion has more than quadrupled since the state legalized recreational marijuana. Last year, there were 394 pediatric cases of cannabis poisoning; 60 percent of...

Phoenix Bans Home Sellers, Landlords From Refusing Housing Vouchers

Mar 4, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | Home sellers and landlords may no longer refuse potential homebuyers or tenants based on their source of income. Those who dare to do so may face up to $2,500 in daily fines. If the city attorney takes action on the...

Wilmeth Bill Would Protect Businesses From Regulatory Overreach

Mar 4, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | For over a decade, Arizona Legislative Republicans have not had to worry about a governor who may be inclined to use executive actions to unnecessarily regulate businesses around the state. They’re now advancing a bill to...

Legislators, Child Advocates Call On Hobbs To Bring Back Ducey’s Head Of DCS

Mar 4, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | A powerful Senate Committee Chairman is encouraging Arizona’s Democrat Governor to show some urgency when it comes to re-nominating an individual to lead the Department of Child Safety (DCS), and he may have a solution as her...

Toma, Petersen Warn National AGs About ESG Investment Losses

Mar 3, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans at the Arizona Legislature are looking out for taxpayers’ interests, and one beleaguered group is in their sights. On Wednesday, House Speaker Ben Toma and Senate President Warren Petersen sent a surprising and...

Republican Legislators Continue Focus On Parental Rights

Mar 3, 2023

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans in the Arizona Legislature continue to advance bills that would increase parental choice, transparency, and involvement in their children’s education; and some of those proposals are being met with incredible...

Biden Admin Gives Tucson $900k For Equity-Focused Bike And Pedestrian Bridge

Mar 2, 2023

By Corinne Murdock | The Biden administration gave the city of Tucson $900,000 to build a biking and pedestrian bridge. The city's initiative is one of 45 projects nationwide to receive a portion of $185 million in funds, the only one in Arizona to...