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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...

Rep. Crane’s Subterranean Border Defense Act Passes

Sep 12, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Subterranean Border Defense Act spearheaded by Congressmen Eli Crane (R-AZ) and Lou Correa (D-CA) was passed in the House of Representatives. It now moves to the Senate where, if passed and signed into law, it would...

AZGOP Billboard Features Message To ‘EAT LESS KITTENS’

Sep 11, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A new, and wildly controversial billboard has appeared in several places around Phoenix, echoing the well-known advertising of Chick-fil-A’s ‘Eat Mor Chikin.’ The billboard features kittens in cow costumes bearing the message:...

Werner Hopes Her Fulfilled Promises On School Board Propel Her To The State Senate

Sep 11, 2024

By Staff Reporter | A Scottsdale-area mom is hoping that her success and positions on a local school district governing board will convince voters to elect her to the Arizona State Senate. Carine Werner is currently running to represent Arizona...

Queen Creek Bans Taxpayer-Funded DEI Training

Sep 10, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Queen Creek Town Council unanimously passed Resolution #1611-24 this week in a bid to push back on ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ or ‘DEI’ practices, which serve to discriminate against people based upon race and...

Court Declines To Rule On Eligibility Of GOP House Candidate Michael Way

Sep 10, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The Maricopa County Superior Court declined to weigh in on whether Republican House candidate Michael Way is qualified to run, instead opting to dismiss the complaint. Way is running in Legislative District 15. In the Friday...

Tucson Looks To Implement Transaction Privilege Tax For Social Projects

Sep 10, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The Tucson City Council is looking to implement a new transaction privilege tax to pay for a number of social projects. The transaction privilege tax would be temporary (10 years) and amount to one-half cent (.5 percent). The...

Secretary Of State Argues Duplicate Signatures Shouldn’t Disqualify Prop 140 From Ballot

Sep 9, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Secretary of State Adrian Fontes argued in a new brief for an ongoing court case that duplicate signatures shouldn’t be cause for Proposition 140 to be removed from the ballot. Challengers to the proposition say they found...

Reps. Jones And McGarr Seek Re-Election To Protect Arizona’s Border

Sep 9, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Two Republicans from southern Arizona are key for their party’s continued control of the state legislature. State Representatives Cory McGarr and Rachel Jones are running for re-election to Arizona Legislative District 17. Both...

Two Ballot Measures Are Struggling For Public Support

Sep 9, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | Two ballot referrals from the Arizona Legislature may be on thin ice as voters prepare their decisions for November’s General Election. A poll released this week from Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) showed that both...

Two Phoenix Police Officers Shot, One Killed By Fleeing Suspect

Sep 8, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | One Phoenix Police officer is dead and another remains hospitalized in critical condition. Phoenix Police Officers Zane Coolidge and Matthew Haney were dispatched to a call of a suspect attempting to break into a vehicle on...

Phoenix Mayor Refusing To Debate Opponent

Sep 8, 2024

By Staff Reporter | It appears there won’t be a debate for the Phoenix mayoral race. Matt Evans, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Mayor Kate Gallego, announced on Tuesday that neither Gallego or her campaign had ever responded...