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Arizona House Advances Bill Allowing Family Monitoring In Care Facilities

Apr 26, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 1041 with a bipartisan 41–11 vote on Wednesday, advancing legislation that would allow electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities. According to a press release...

Complaint Accuses Anti-School Choice Campaign Of Misrepresenting Out-of-State Funding

Apr 25, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The coalition behind a ballot initiative to roll back the universality of Arizona’s school choice program is facing a campaign finance complaint. On Thursday, the Protect Education Accountability Act Now Committee (PEANC) was...

Hamadeh Urges VA To Improve Home Loan Access And Affordability For Veterans

Apr 25, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) announced his letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins to adopt common-sense reforms to the VA Home Loan Guarantee Program. The goal is to eliminate outdated bureaucratic...

Chamber of Southern Arizona Names New Board Chair, Three New Members

Apr 25, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Chamber of Southern Arizona announced Tuesday that Alison Flynn Gaffney, chief executive officer of Banner – University Medicine Tucson, will serve as chair of its Board of Directors beginning July 1, 2026. Gaffney...

Arizona Democratic Candidate Dodges Questions On Gallego, Swalwell Ties

Apr 24, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Democratic congressional candidate Joanna Mendoza declined to answer questions this week about campaign support from Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and a political action committee founded by former Democratic California...

Hobbs’ Vetoes Leave Arizona Small Businesses Waiting On Tax Conformity

Apr 24, 2026

By Staff Reporter | With Arizona’s legislative session scheduled to close this week, small business owners are still left in a lurch over a lack of tax conformity. Twice this year Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that would have...

Congressman Hamadeh Introduces ‘Maverick Act’ To Save Last F-14 Fighter Jets From Destruction

Apr 24, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) recently introduced H.R. 8331, known as the Maverick Act of 2026, a bipartisan measure to preserve three of the final remaining F-14 Tomcat fighter jets for historical display and public...

Court Invalidates Arizona Water Policy Used To Restrict Phoenix-Area Development

Apr 23, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled Tuesday that the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) did not comply with state law when implementing a policy that restricted residential development in parts of...

Congressman Crane Proposes Bill To Halt H-1B Visas For Three Years

Apr 23, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) introduced a bill to impose a three-year moratorium on H-1B visas while major reforms occur in the program. The bill introduced Wednesday, the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, proposes a laundry list of...

Maricopa County Supervisor Mark Stewart Announces May Town Hall

Apr 23, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Maricopa County Supervisor Mark Stewart invites residents of District 1 to join him for a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The one-hour webinar will provide an update on Supervisor Stewart’s 2026...

Arizona Democratic Party Nearing $1 Million In Debt

Apr 22, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Democratic Party (ADP) is heading into the second quarter of this pivotal election year with a negative cash balance exceeding $720,000. Their latest campaign finance report, filed last week, reflected total-to-date...

Arizona Democrats Vote Against Memorials Urging Terrorist Designations For Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR

Apr 22, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senate Democrats voted Monday against two Republican-backed memorials urging the federal government to designate both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as terrorist...