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Maricopa County Supervisors Vote Unanimously To Fund $480K Election Audit

Mar 2, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday to allocate up to $480k to perform an election audit in cooperation with the Maricopa County Elections Department and the County Recorder’s Office....

Arizona GOP Leader Expresses Frustration With Hobbs’ Border Executive Order

Mar 2, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs announced her signing of Executive Order 2025-01 to direct the creation of Operation Desert Guardian, a joint task force of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, the Arizona...

Arizona House Passes Bill To Protect Arizonans From Foreign Intimidation Tactics

Mar 2, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | An Arizona legislator is seeking to defend the people of his state from being intimidated by foreign governments. Last week, the Arizona House of Representatives approved HB 2374. The bill “strengthens penalties for crimes...

Arizona House Passes Bill To Keep Cash In Circulation

Mar 1, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A proposal to help keep cash in circulation is moving on in the Arizona Legislature. Earlier this week, the Arizona House of Representatives approved HB 2683 “to ensure that businesses with a physical presence in Arizona must...

Ninth Circuit Court Rules Against Arizona’s Proof Of Citizenship Voter Laws

Mar 1, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled against two Arizona laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote: HB 2243 and HB 2492. HB2243 was passed in 2022 and signed by then-Governor Ducey to authorize birthplace...

Average Arizona 8th Graders’ Reading Scores Lowest On Record

Feb 28, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The average eighth grader in Arizona has the lowest reading scores on record, and about the same mathematics scores as nearly 30 years ago. The Nation’s Report Card (NCR) 2024 Reading State Snapshot...

Rep. Livingston Demands Gov. Hobbs ‘Take Responsibility’ For Her Financial Mismanagement

Feb 28, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Rep. David Livingston, Chairman of the Arizona House Appropriations Committee, issued a letter to Governor Katie Hobbs this week calling on her to publicly acknowledge her responsibility for a $122 million shortfall in the...

Activist Cites Emails To Allege County Officials Knew 2022 Election Day Plan Was Set Up For Failure

Feb 28, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A series of posts to X on Tuesday sparked a firestorm of controversy when Merissa Hamilton of Strong Communities Action-EZAZ.org made a bombshell allegation that Maricopa County Election officials were made well aware of the...

Governor Hobbs Adopts GOP Policies As Her Own Ahead Of Reelection Bid

Feb 27, 2025

By Staff Reporter | With the 2026 election just around the corner, Governor Katie Hobbs is adopting right-leaning policies and stances. On Tuesday, Hobbs announced the creation of a border task force, Operation Desert Guardian (ODG), to enhance...

House Passes Legislation To Update Cocaine Criminal Code

Feb 27, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona legislators are one step closer to acting on an outdated criminal justice statute. This week, the Arizona House of Representatives approved HB 2720 “to eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack cocaine and...

Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Make ‘Howdy’ Arizona’s Official Greeting

Feb 27, 2025

By Hannah Bolick (Guest Contributor) | Commemorative bills are opportunities for legislators to highlight certain aspects of the state’s history and add some colorful trivia to legislation. Here in Arizona, the bolo tie is the state’s official...

Arizona House Passes Bill To Make School Lunches Healthy Again

Feb 26, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | One chamber of the Arizona Legislature just passed legislation to protect kids’ meals at schools. On Monday, the Arizona House of Representatives passed HB 2164, that, if enacted, would “ban ultra-processed foods containing...