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City Of Phoenix Wants To Spend Millions More On Lawyers For Evictees

Aug 5, 2026

By Staff Reporter | City of Phoenix leaders are looking for a funding pathway to cover the millions it will cost to continue to provide legal and other services to evictees. The city launched a pilot Eviction Legal Services...

Warren Petersen Adds Two Law Enforcement Endorsements In Arizona Attorney General Race

Aug 5, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) added endorsements from two law enforcement associations last week as he continued building police support in his campaign against Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes. The...

Exclusive: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Speaker Johnson To Visit Arizona This Week

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to visit Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday, with stops including a Casa Grande appearance alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06). The...

Arizona House Republicans Urge Hobbs To Join Federal Medicaid Fraud Data-Sharing Initiative

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Arizona House Republicans are calling on Gov. Katie Hobbs to pursue a federal data-sharing agreement intended to help investigators identify Medicaid and other public-benefit fraud by finding connections between government...

Rep. Eli Crane Reserves $2.1 Million For Fall Advertising In CD2 Rematch

Aug 4, 2026

By Matthew Holloway | Rep. Eli Crane’s reelection campaign has reserved $2.1 million in fall advertising as the Arizona Republican prepares for a rematch with former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in the state’s Second Congressional District....

Arizona Launches Online Mutual Fund Notice Filing System

Aug 4, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizonans can now access records of mutual fund notice filings online. The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) announced that the state began accepting mutual fund notice filings electronically on Monday. ...

Phoenix Family Pleads Guilty In $2.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud Scheme

Aug 3, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Three members of a Phoenix family have pleaded guilty in connection with a years-long scheme to fraudulently obtain nearly $2.2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, according to the U.S Attorney’s Office, District of...

Arizona Treasurer Reports $7.4 Billion In Assets, Up 126% Since 2019

Aug 3, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Arizona now enjoys nearly $7.4 billion in total assets, representing a 126% increase since Treasurer Kimberly Yee took office in 2019. Per the latest local government investment report from the treasurer’s office, total June...

Gosar Calls For VA Reforms Following Inspector General Audit Finding Widespread Community Care Failures

Aug 3, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09) is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement recommendations from a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit that found widespread failures in the administration of...

Hobbs Officially Rejects Debate With Andy Biggs In Arizona Governor’s Race

Aug 2, 2026

By Staff Reporter | Voters will not be seeing a debate occur in the Arizona governor’s race between Gov. Katie Hobbs and Rep. Andy Biggs. Hobbs announced formally on Tuesday that she wouldn’t be debating Biggs, though many speculated for months...

Arizona Pushes Back After Feds Mandate Up To 77% Colorado River Water Cuts

Aug 2, 2026

By Staff Reporter | The federal government expects Arizona to do more to conserve its water in the ongoing Colorado River supply crisis while other basin states face far lower restrictions. Arizona’s elected leaders responded that the state has...

Common Sense Institute Names Zach Milne As New Director Of Policy And Research

Aug 2, 2026

By Ethan Faverino | The Common Sense Institute announced it has promoted Zach Milne to Director of Policy and Research, where he will oversee the organization’s research agenda and continue leading data-driven policy analysis focused on free...