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New Bills Target Water Agency For Lack Of Transparency

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A southern Arizona lawmaker has introduced multiple bills to help restore transparency and accountability to a key state agency. Earlier this week, State Representative Lupe Diaz announced that he had filed two proposals to...

Arizona Senators Shamp And Rogers Share Updates On Key Bills

Jan 31, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Senate Republicans are wasting no time in getting down to business in a new legislative session. In the recent newsletter published by Arizona Senate Republicans, two legislators reported on the progress made by the...

Immigration Enforcement Update: 7.3K Deportations Under Trump Administration

Jan 30, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Over 7,300 illegal aliens have been deported in President Donald Trump’s first week in office, per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS published this latest dataset on Monday. Following Trump’s inauguration, DHS and...

Arizona Republicans Call For Investigation Into Financial Crisis At Isaac School District

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona Republicans are reacting to a financial crisis involving a local school district and calling for serious investigations into the developing matter. This week, a number of Republicans in both the Arizona House of...

Arizona Legislator Prioritizes School Safety Legislation

Jan 30, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | A long-time Arizona legislator is calling on his state to add more protections to schools in response to a near-tragedy earlier this month. Late last week, State Senator David Farnsworth issued a statement following a school...

Phoenix School Board Restricts ICE From School Grounds

Jan 29, 2025

By Staff Reporter | The Phoenix Union High School District (PXU) passed a resolution declaring its right to refuse entry to federal immigration officials on school grounds. During a special meeting last Friday, the PXU Governing Board...

Research Reveals Declining Enrollment In Arizona’s Public Schools Was Predictable

Jan 29, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In a recent report, the Common Sense Institute of Arizona (CSI) addressed the gradual slowing of enrollment in Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program and traditional public school classrooms. The report shows...

Glendale To Break Ground On Veteran’s Village

Jan 29, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The City of Glendale is moving forward with its Veteran’s Transitional Housing Project. Through the approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Maricopa County Human Services Department (MCHSD), it will jointly...

Arizona Republican Congressmen Unanimously Support Born-Alive Legislation

Jan 28, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act or H.R. 21 passed the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives last week in a party line vote. The Republican delegation of Arizona voted unanimously in favor of the...

Rep. Grijalva Called On To Retire After Failing To Show For Key Votes

Jan 28, 2025

By Staff Reporter | Constituents of the seventh congressional district are calling on their congressman, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, to retire from office due to his failing to show up for key votes this session. Per House Clerk records, Grijalva...

Biggs Formally Launches 2026 Challenge Against Gov. Katie Hobbs

Jan 28, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs announced on Saturday to the Arizona Republican Party’s 2025 Statutory Meeting that, following his “Statement of Interest” to run against Democrat incumbent Governor Katie Hobbs, he is formally...

Arizona Republican Legislators Hope To Improve Groundwater Infrastructure

Jan 27, 2025

By Daniel Stefanski | Republicans in the Arizona Legislature are wasting no time to improve the state’s groundwater situation in this 57th Regular Session. On Tuesday, the Arizona House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Energy...