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Arizona Teenage Terrorism Suspect To Be Tried As An Adult

Feb 10, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Marvin Aneer Jalo, a Buckeye 17-year-old charged in an attempted terrorist attack on the 2024 Phoenix Pride Parade will be tried as an adult after a ruling from Judge Joseph Kiefer on Friday. Kiefer denied efforts by the...

Arizona Senator Invited To Historic Signing Of Executive Order Protecting Girls’ Sports

Feb 9, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | One of Arizona’s most powerful lawmakers was in Washington, D.C., this week to attend a significant event at the White House. On Wednesday, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen attended an event at the White House, where...

Town Council Democrat Is Sole Vote Against Support For Arizona Healthy Schools Act

Feb 9, 2025

By Staff Reporter | With Arizona leaders unifying statewide to back the Trump administration’s effort to make schools healthy, one Maricopa County leader is opposing. Fountain Hills Town Council initially was unified in its support of HB2164,...

Rep. Crane Tells Dem PAC Targeting Him In 2026: ‘Bring It’

Feb 9, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A Democrat SuperPAC bankrolled by leftist billionaires Michael Bloomberg, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has reportedly targeted Arizona’s 2nd District...

Trump Signs Order Appointing AG Bondi To Lead A Task Force Against Anti-Christian Bias

Feb 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In an Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi has been handed a mandate to chair a new Justice Department Task Force to eradicate anti-Christian bias. According...

Rep. Crane’s Bill To Support Rural Veterans In Northern Arizona Passes U.S. House

Feb 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A bill to construct a new Veterans Center on 232 acres of land in Young, Arizona, the first of its kind to support rural veterans and their families, was introduced by Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) and has passed the U.S....

Bill To Raise Pay For Troopers Passes Out Of House Committee

Feb 8, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A key proposal to better support Arizona State law enforcement officers passed its first legislative hurdle. On Monday, the Arizona House Committee on Public Safety & Law Enforcement approved HB 2386 to “establish a pay...

Lawmakers Move To Hold Hobbs Accountable For Conflicts Of Interests

Feb 7, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A powerful Arizona legislator is continuing to shine the light on the governor’s reported shenanigans with the state’s finances. Earlier this week, Arizona State Senator T.J. Shope introduced SB 1612 “to hold the Executive...

Superintendent Horne Endorses Bill To Ban Harmful Chemicals In School Food

Feb 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne announced his endorsement of new legislation proposed by Rep. Leo Biasiucci that would forbid Arizona schools from providing foods on campus which are deemed harmful....

Proposed Legislation Would Improve Wildfire Mitigation Efforts

Feb 7, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A coalition of Arizona legislators are taking steps to improve the state’s wildfire mitigation efforts. This week, State Representative Lupe Diaz, the Chairman of the House Committee on Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs,...

Scottsdale Schools Remove Books For Vulgar Content Following Parental Intervention

Feb 6, 2025

By Staff Reporter | It’s taken the better part of a year for vigilant Scottsdale parents, but the vulgar books they discovered will no longer be in their district’s libraries. Last July, Scottsdale mom Jill Dunican wrote to the Scottsdale Unified...

Republican Lawmakers Look To Terminate Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

Feb 6, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Two Arizona lawmakers are seeking to terminate a state commission at the end of this year. State Representative Quang Nguyen, a Republican, recently posted a statement in support of one of the proposals this year at the...