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Rep.-Elect Grijalva Spreads Misinformation About Her Swearing In

Oct 11, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva says her district deserves representation, though she was silent on the absence of her father, the late Raúl Grijalva, from office. The younger Grijalva has yet to be sworn in. She says...

Sen. Farnsworth Highlights Road Repairs And Future Transportation Innovation

Oct 11, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona State Senator David Farnsworth, chairman of the Senate Appropriations and Transportation Committee, is doubling down on his commitment to improving Arizona’s transportation network, emphasizing both immediate roadway...

PUSD Board Member Denies Knowledge Of ‘School Social Worker Gone Rogue’

Oct 10, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A school social worker “gone rogue,” who resigned to avoid firing in 2023, claimed she had the approval of a governing board member. Peoria Unified School District (PUSD) investigated and ultimately released a now-former Peoria...

House Republicans Raise Concerns Over AHCCCS Chief Medical Officer’s Expired License

Oct 10, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona House Republican leaders are demanding answers after learning that the Chief Medical Officer of the state’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, has been serving with an expired medical license. According to records from the...

Scottsdale Could Hold Spring 2026 Vote On Axon Expansion

Oct 10, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The ongoing disagreement between the City of Scottsdale and Axon Enterprise, Inc. has taken on a new dimension after the city issued a clarification of its position on last week. Regardless of whether the controversial “Axon...

Tolleson Superintendent Skips Legislative Hearing On District Audit, Sends Defamation Notice

Oct 9, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The superintendent of Tolleson Union High School District (TUHSD), Jeremy Calles, declined to show up to a legislative hearing to audit his district. Instead, Calles had a notice of defamation claim served to the committee ahead...

Speaker Johnson Blasts AZ Dems’ ‘Absurd’ Epstein Conspiracy In Fiery Shutdown Standoff

Oct 9, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) clashed with Arizona Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego in a heated Capitol hallway exchange over the ongoing government shutdown and the delayed swearing-in of...

Hamadeh Raises More Questions About Biden Administration After Further Spying Revealed

Oct 9, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Just one week after discovering the TSA’s Quiet Skies Program was targeting him, Congressman Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) raised urgent questions about the extent of the Biden administration’s violations of Americans’ civil rights. The...

Anti-ICE Phoenix Drag Star, DACA Recipient Arrested For Sex With Minor Boy

Oct 8, 2025

By Staff Reporter | A popular Phoenix drag star and DACA recipient was arrested for sex with a minor last month. Michael “Mikey” Browder, 35 — better known in the Valley by the drag persona “Aubrey Ghalichi” — was arrested for having sex with a...

CSI Report: Arizona’s ESA Program Surges To 92,000+ Students

Oct 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A new report on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) shows a robust jump in ESA enrollment of nearly 15,000 students since last year. According to the detailed report, the...

Arizona Senate President Urges Federal Lawmakers To End Shutdown

Oct 8, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is pressing the state’s U.S. Senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, to support measures to reopen the federal government, saying the ongoing shutdown is causing widespread harm to...

Sen. Werner Demands Accountability From AHCCCS After Revelations Of Billions In Estimated Fraud

Oct 7, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | State Senator Carine Werner is escalating her oversight push against Arizona’s Medicaid agency, AHCCCS, after a tense committee hearing revealed what she called “catastrophic failures” in the state’s health care system. As...