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May Border Crossings Reaches Another All-Time High
By Corinne Murdock | The latest border crossing data published this week revealed another all-time high of over 239,400, indicating that President Joe Biden’s border crisis won’t be getting better anytime soon. The latest number marked a...
Arizona GOP Lawmakers Move to Outlaw Drag Shows for Kids
By Corinne Murdock | As national attention focuses on children’s exposure to Pride Month festivities, Arizona’s Republican lawmakers pledged on Tuesday to craft legislation outlawing minor attendance at drag shows. In a joint statement,...
Restaurants Can Allow Young Employees In Kitchen Without Fearing Civil Penalty
By Terri Jo Neff | Restaurants across Arizona won a majority legal victory Thursday that protects those who give jobs to minors under age 16 even if the job requires the minor to walk into or pass through the restaurant’s kitchen on occasion. The...
Anti-Racism the Focus for Latest Arizona Teacher Conference By Renowned Organization
By Corinne Murdock | This past week, Arizona teachers flocked to an annual leadership conference on reshaping K-12 education to prioritize social justice, focusing mainly on controversial ideologies like social emotional learning (SEL). The Arizona...
President Biden Nominates Progressive Arizona Attorney For Ninth Circuit Court
By Corinne Murdock | On Thursday, President Joe Biden nominated Phoenix attorney Roopali Desai as a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Desai is best known for her election law work. Some of Desai’s most prominent recent work...
Valley Metro Board Might Spend Taxpayer Money In Hopes Of Getting More Taxpayer Money
By Terri Jo Neff | Should Arizona’s largest public transportation entity be allowed to use taxpayer funds to pay lobbyists to obtain even more taxpayer funds? And if so, can Maricopa County taxpayers be assured their money isn’t used to influence a...
Universal School Choice Expansion for Arizona Families Passes House Committee
By Corinne Murdock | On Wednesday, the State House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation establishing school choice for all parents who choose to use it. The 6-4 approval marks a historic advancement for expansion of the state’s school...
Senators Sinema, Kelly Announce Gun Control Effort Alongside 10 Republicans
By Corinne Murdock | On Sunday, Arizona’s two Democratic senators announced a sweeping gun control proposal to curb gun ownership of the mentally ill and domestic abusers, as well as expand mental health and school safety programs. ...
New Law Prevents State Contractors From Benefitting From Forced Uyghurs Labor
By Terri Jo Neff | The State of Arizona and all public entities within the state will be prohibited from contracting with any company which does not provide a written certification that the company does not, and will not, use or rely on the forced...
Governor Ducey Announced COVID Positive Hours Before Border Tour With Pence
By Corinne Murdock | Hours before a scheduled appearance on Monday with former Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Doug Ducey’s office announced that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. Ducey’s communications director, C.J....
Scottsdale School Club Implementing Controversial Sexuality, Anti-Racist Programming
By Corinne Murdock | Correction: A former version of this story identified Anytown Leadership Program as the source of the controversial programming. Anytown Leadership Program responded to our request for comment post-publication to clarify that...
Maricopa County Tells Residents ‘Educate Yourself’ on LGBTQ+ Ideology
By Corinne Murdock | On Sunday, Maricopa County used its official social media accounts to tell residents to educate themselves about the LGBTQ+ history. The post comes midway through what some of the country recognizes to be Pride Month,...
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