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Pima County Judge Sentenced Illegal Alien To Under 3 Years In Prison For Fatal Hit-And-Run

Mar 17, 2026

By Staff Reporter | A Pima County judge sentenced an illegal alien to less than three years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run. Superior Court Judge Danielle Constant sentenced illegal alien Alexis Eduardo Ibarra-Guerrero, 18, to 2.5 years in...

House Unanimously Passes Rep. Crane’s Bill To Accelerate Grand Canyon North Rim Recovery

Mar 17, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ02) to speed recovery efforts at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon passed the U.S. House of Representatives with unanimous, bipartisan support. According to a statement...

Man Sentenced To Prison For Fraud Scheme Expected To Face Immigration Proceedings

Mar 17, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | A Maricopa County judge sentenced a 21-year-old man to prison for his role in a fraud scheme that targeted elderly residents in the Phoenix area, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Maricopa County Attorney...

Arizona Dept. Of Education Accuses Major Media Outlet Of Misrepresenting ESA Fraud Claims

Mar 16, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) accused a major media outlet of misrepresenting the amount of fraud that occurs within the state’s school choice program. Per ADE, 12News claimed the Empowerment Scholarship Account...

Arizona House Passes Bill To Allow Medical Directives On State IDs Or Driver Licenses

Mar 16, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | The Arizona House of Representatives passed legislation last week with bipartisan support, allowing residents to place medical directive information on their state-issued identification cards. House Bill 2772, sponsored by...

President Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Cybercrime And Fraud Schemes

Mar 16, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | President Donald Trump signed an executive order earlier this month aimed at strengthening the federal government’s response to cybercrime, fraud, and other online schemes targeting Americans. The order, titled “Combating...

Maricopa Judge Rejects County Supervisors’ Request Over Treatment Of Recorder

Mar 15, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Maricopa County Board of Supervisors sustained a loss in their ongoing court struggle against the recorder on Wednesday. The Maricopa County Superior Court denied the board’s request to open up discovery based on...

Congressional Candidate Travis Grantham Called Into Active Duty, Suspends Campaign

Mar 15, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Former State Rep. Travis Grantham suspended his congressional race after being called into active-duty service, the former speaker pro tempore announced on Wednesday. Grantham, a lieutenant colonel in the Arizona Air National...

Consumer Price Index Edges Up To 2.41% In February

Mar 15, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Inflation rose slightly in February, with the Consumer Price Index reaching 2.41 percent year over year, according to the latest monthly inflation update released Wednesday by the Joint Economic Committee. The...

Former Sen. Sinema Admits To Homewrecking Veteran Wife While In Office

Mar 14, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Kyrsten Sinema admitted to the allegations of an affair with her security personnel, per a new court filing. However, the former senator says she shouldn’t be held accountable in court on the technicality that the affair...

Bill To Address Lack Of Secure Mental Health Placement For Dangerous Defendants Advances

Mar 14, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Legislation intended to address the placement of dangerous criminal defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial advanced this week at the Arizona Legislature. The Arizona Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved...

House Republicans Pass Bill To Advance I-11 Study

Mar 14, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | The Arizona House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2601, a measure sponsored by Representative Matt Gress (R-LD4), to advance the long-planned Interstate 11 corridor and prevent further delays in critical transportation...