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Sen. Mesnard Working To Reduce State Income Tax By 50% Of Surplus

Apr 1, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona State Senator JD Mesnard (R-LD13) is looking to reduce the size of government and the state income tax burden on Arizonans with dual bills: SB1318 and SCR1014. Both bills, which are moving through the House after...

Adelita Grijalva Announces Run For Her Late Father’s Congressional Seat

Apr 1, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Democrat Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, daughter of late-Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07) has announced that she will resign from her County Office effective April 4th and enter the primary race for her father’s...

Sen. Werner Calls For Investigation Into Child Services Group Homes Following Teen’s Murder

Mar 31, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona State Senator Carine Werner (R-LD4), Chair of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, has called for a legislative probe into the Arizona Department of Child Services (DCS) group home regulations. Werner...

Republican Lawmakers Propose Ballot Measure To Cap Taxes On Food And Drink

Mar 31, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona’s Republican lawmakers are looking to take on the cost of groceries by sending a referendum to the voters that would cap the transaction privilege taxes in municipalities on the sale of food items for home consumption...

Arizona Lawmakers Advance Bill To Continue Criminal Justice Commission Amid Reform Efforts

Mar 31, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona House Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation to continue the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), a key agency overseeing law enforcement funding, crime prevention, and criminal justice policy...

Arizona Secretary Of State Fontes Declines Congressional Run

Mar 30, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced in a social media post on Wednesday that he will not be running to replace the late Democrat Congressman Raúl Grijalva in the 7th Congressional District. Instead Fontes will...

Arizona Senate Considers Bill Seeking To Ban Encampments On College Campuses

Mar 30, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona State Senate is considering HB 2880, a bill that would prohibit individuals from establishing or occupying encampments on university and community college campuses. The bill, sponsored by State Representative Alma...

Arizona House Considering Bill To Strengthen Ban On Public Resource Use To Influence Elections

Mar 30, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A bill to strengthen the prohibition on using public resources to influence an election is winding through the Arizona legislature. Sponsored by Sen. John Kavanagh (R-LD3), SB 1036 was passed by the Arizona State Senate last...

Copper Theft Up 76% In Phoenix, Threatening Dispuption Of Essential Services And More

Mar 29, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A rash of copper theft has exploded over the Phoenix metro area with Lumen Technologies, the parent company of CenturyLink, observing a 76% year-over-year spike. The increase in theft has been connected with both small-time...

Arizona Education Board Declines To Approve New School Choice Handbook

Mar 29, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona State Board of Education (ASBE) declined to approve the new handbook for the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) Program. ASBE discussed the proposed 2025-2026 ESA Handbook during its meeting on Monday....

Rep. Olson’s Bill Urges Corporation Commission To Prioritize Reliable Energy Over Net Zero Policies

Mar 29, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Arizona State Legislature is advancing a measure to urge the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to prioritize affordable and reliable energy sources over intermittent renewable energy alternatives such as solar and wind....

Arizona House Considers Bill Making Child Gender Reassignment Grounds For Medical Malpractice

Mar 28, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Earlier this month, the Arizona Senate advanced legislation that would impose "civil liability on health care professionals or physicians relating to gender transition or detransition procedures provided to minors." The bill,...