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RFK Jr., Rob Schneider Join AZ Legislators For Passage Of Bill Banning Toxic Food In Schools

Apr 11, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A bill sponsored by Arizona State Representative Leo Biasiucci (R-LD30) HB 2164 to ban several food dyes and toxic chemicals from foods served in Arizona schools passed the Arizona Senate unanimously on Tuesday. At the time,...

Rep. Crane Applauds Trump Executive Order On The Future Of The Cholla Power Plant

Apr 11, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Republican Congressman Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) celebrated President Donald Trump’s Executive Order using emergency authority to keep the Cholla Power Plant in Navajo County in operation. "While most politicians ignore the...

Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Defining Biological Sexes

Apr 10, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona legislature passed a bill recognizing the existence of only two genders and defining sex-based terms. The Senate passed HB 2062 on Tuesday along party lines. The bill from State Rep. Lisa Fink established...

Rep. Bliss’s Sanitarian Workforce Bill Signed Into Law

Apr 10, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona has enacted a new law that aims to boost the state’s environmental health workforce and combat foodborne illness by making it easier for health professionals to become registered sanitarians. HB 2145, sponsored by...

Arizona Leaders Convince EPA To Cease Penalizing States For Foreign Air Pollution

Apr 10, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will no longer penalize Arizona and other states for foreign air pollution affecting state levels. The EPA decision follows local and statewide efforts by Arizona’s elected and...

Bill Expanding Mandatory Reporting To Curb Sexual Misconduct In Schools Signed Into Law

Apr 9, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A bill aimed at strengthening protections for students in Arizona schools has passed both chambers of the Legislature and been signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs. SB 1437, sponsored by Senator Carine Werner (R-LD4),...

Arizona Democrat Lawmakers Abruptly Walk Out During Border Czar’s Speech

Apr 9, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | During remarks from the Trump administration’s Border Czar Tom Homan at a joint session of the Arizona legislature, House and Senate Democrats abruptly left the chamber carrying signs allegedly naming “legal residents and...

New Polls Show Biggs With Huge Lead Over Robson, Growing Lead Over Hobbs In Governor Race

Apr 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | A set of brand new polls from Kreate Strategies, released on last week, shows that Arizona Republicans favor Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) in the upcoming 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election by approximately a 5-to-1...

Couple Smuggling Illegal Aliens Busted By Tucson Sector Border Patrol Agents

Apr 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) of the U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Sector Sean McGoffin posted to social media Thursday detailed the apprehension of a Phoenix couple in Benson, AZ. According to McGoffin’s account, a Phoenix couple,...

Goldwater Lawsuit Hearing Set To Understand Why Biden Admin Slammed GCU With $37 Million Fine

Apr 8, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), under the Biden-Harris Administration, imposed a staggering $37 million fine against Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, the largest privately owned Christian...

EXCLUSIVE: Montenegro Says Hobbs Had Been Warned About Budget Issues Since January

Apr 7, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In an exclusive interview with AZ Free News, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Steve Montenegro revealed that Republican legislative leaders had been warning Governor Hobbs of her potential budgetary failure as...

Campaign Launches In Support Of Glendale Propositions 401 And 402

Apr 7, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | A new campaign, Yes for Glendale, has been launched in support of Propositions 401 and 402, two measures set to appear on the May 20 mail-in ballot. The propositions concern land use and zoning changes necessary for the...