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Gannett Offers Buyouts To Top Arizona Republic Staff

Aug 14, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In a letter to readers on Wednesday, Hank Stephenson, co-founder of the Arizona Agenda, dropped a bombshell that Gannett is reportedly buying out top reporters and columnists at the Arizona Republic. The move follows Gannett's...

Intel Faces Backlash Over CHIPS Act Funding And National Job Cuts

Aug 14, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | Intel Corporation is under fire following its receipt of significant funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, followed by recent job cuts nationwide and hiring a new CEO with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In November...

Gallego’s Team Tosses Veteran Constituent During Arizona Townhall

Aug 13, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | In his first town hall upon returning to Arizona from his visit to Iowa, where he was booed mercilessly, Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego was hosted by the Apache Junction Public Library on Monday. During the townhall, he...

New Report: Arizona Public Schools Continue To Decline As Spending Grows

Aug 13, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) revealed a crisis in Arizona’s district public school system, marked by declining enrollment, expanding infrastructure, and misallocated resources that fail to serve students...

UOCAVA Ballot Controversy Embroils Adrian Fontes As Rep. Hamadeh Pushes For Reform

Aug 13, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) has become the center of controversies in Arizona in the past few days, involving Arizona’s Democrat Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and a raft of reforms...

Kari Lake’s Legal Response Reveals Details In Firing Of Biden-Appointed VOA Director

Aug 12, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Legal documentation obtained by AZ Free News has revealed detailed allegations surrounding the pending termination of Voice of America (VOA) Director Michael Abramowitz and the assertions of U.S. Agency for Global Media...

EV Manufacturer Lucid Lowers Production Target, Misses Q2 Estimates

Aug 12, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Lucid Group, the electric vehicle startup known for its luxury Air sedan, disappointed investors after missing second-quarter earnings expectations and trimming its production forecast for 2025. The company reported $259.4...

Ruben Gallego Booed Mercilessly During Iowa State Fair

Aug 11, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Video footage of Senator Ruben Gallego donning an apron and flipping burgers for the cameras in Iowa appears to show the publicity stunt backfiring on the Arizona Democrat as a chorus of merciless boos could be heard arising...

Phoenix Housing Market Enters Correction Phase After June Brings Price Drops

Aug 11, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | The Greater Phoenix housing market continued its gradual reset in June 2025, signaling a clear shift in momentum from sellers to buyers according to a report from The Ravenscroft Group. Home prices dipped modestly, builders...

Lake Continues Trump Reforms At VOA With Firing Of Biden-Appointed Director

Aug 10, 2025

By Matthew Holloway | Kari Lake’s work as Acting-Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has progressed significantly in recent months after damning revelations in June on the state of the agency and its subsidiary...

Lawmakers Escalate Investigation Into State’s Child Protection System After Deaths Of Three Children

Aug 10, 2025

By Jonathan Eberle | Arizona lawmakers are intensifying their investigation into systemic failures within the state's child protection system after the tragic deaths of three children—each of whom had prior involvement with the Department of Child...

Rep. Blackman Urges U.S. Forest Service To Advance Resolution Copper Project

Aug 10, 2025

By Ethan Faverino | State Representative Walt Blackman, Chairman of the House Committee on Government, reiterated his strong support for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Resolution Copper project, completed by the U.S. Forest...