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National Education Association Promotes Gender Transition Guide For Children Following Election

Dec 1, 2024

By Staff Reporter | The National Education Association (NEA), a teachers' union and the nation’s largest labor union, has continued its promotion of gender transitions for children. NEA posted the guide by Advocates for Youth on Transgender Day of...

Arizona To Resume Executions After A Two-Year Halt

Dec 1, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Attorney General Kris Mayes has said that the State of Arizona is prepared to act upon its first execution warrant after fellow Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs dismissed a retired federal magistrate she appointed to review the...

Arizona Officials React To Verdict In Conviction Of Laken Riley Murderer

Nov 30, 2024

By Daniel Stefanski | A legal verdict for a case with national attention earned responses from some Arizona officials. Last week, the trial for Laken Riley’s murderer concluded, with a guilty verdict and the sentence imposed. Riley, a young nursing...

Christmas And Hanukkah Shopping Expected To Reach Up To $989 Billion

Nov 30, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics have released a new survey indicating the hottest selling toys and gifts for the holiday season. In a press release, NRF Vice President of Industry and...

Tolleson Union High School District Busted For ‘Taxpayer-Funded Vacation At A Four-Star Resort’

Nov 29, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | The Goldwater Institute released a report on Tuesday detailing the shocking expenditures of the Tolleson Union High School District (TUHSD). According to the report, the district has blown a total of $76,969 “on what amounted...

Phoenix Police Help Exceed 10K Turkey Donation Goal For Those In Need

Nov 29, 2024

By Staff Reporter | “Protect and serve” means more than just keeping the peace and enforcing the laws — for Phoenix police, it means ensuring their neighbors have plenty on their tables this Thanksgiving. Phoenix Police Department’s Desert Horizon...

Santa Cruz County’s Ex-Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $38 Million From Taxpayers

Nov 27, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer, Democrat Elizabeth Gutfahr, pleaded guilty last week to charges that she embezzled and laundered approximately $38 million from Arizona taxpayers. Gutfahr, who served as County Treasurer...

Arizonans Now Have A Right To Compensation For Damages Caused By Homeless

Nov 27, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Arizonans enacted a major incentive for local governments to address homelessness. Voters approved Proposition 312, which requires local governments to compensate its property and business owners for damages caused by the...

Democrat Commissioner Tovar’s Possible Ethics And Legal Violations Under Investigation

Nov 26, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | With Democrat Commissioner Anna Tovar absent, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted 4-0 vote on Friday to direct its Office of General Counsel to launch an investigation into alleged legal and ethical violations by...

Chandler High School Alum Joins Lawsuit Over Biological Male Volleyball Player

Nov 26, 2024

By Matthew Holloway | A Chandler High School alum and co-captain of Utah State University women’s volleyball team, Kaylie Ray, has reportedly joined a lawsuit with others players from the University of Wyoming, San Jose State University (SJSU), the...

Cochise County Approves Election Results Despite Hand Count Audit Missing 60 Percent Of Ballots

Nov 25, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Cochise County approved the election results, despite their hand count audit failing to count nearly 60 percent of the required number of ballots. The Cochise County Board of Supervisors accepted and certified their canvass...

Thanksgiving Costs Down, But Not Lower Than Pre-Biden Era

Nov 25, 2024

By Staff Reporter | Thanksgiving dinner will cost less than it did last year, but it will still be harder on your wallet than before President Joe Biden took office. Per the Farm Bureau’s annual analysis of Thanksgiving dinner staple...