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Phoenix Gives $1.5 Million to Climate Change-Friendly Urban Farmers, Mostly Minorities
By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council approved $1.5 million to fund climate-change friendly urban farming, with up to 60 percent of grant money exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). The grant term lasts up to five...
Katie Hobbs Transition Team Includes Nonprofit Under Loan Fraud Investigation
By Corinne Murdock | Governor-elect Katie Hobbs’ transition team includes the leader of a nonprofit under investigation for pandemic loan fraud. Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) President, CEO, and lobbyist David Adame was named to Hobbs’...
Democrats Looking to Legalize Assisted Suicide This Upcoming Session
By Corinne Murdock | Arizona’s Democratic legislature plans to introduce legislation this upcoming session to legalize assisted suicide again. State Sen. Christine Marsh (D-LD04) announced this plan during a virtual meeting on Wednesday...
Groups Sue To Have Prop 211 Declared Unconstitutional
By Terri Jo Neff | A civil rights lawsuit has been filed by two Arizona nonprofits in hopes of having the recently passed Voters' Right To Know Act aka Proposition 211 declared unconstitutional. The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) and the...
Katie Hobbs Prepares to Undo School Choice, Appoints Teachers’ Union Lobbyists
By Corinne Murdock | Governor-elect Katie Hobbs reaffirmed that she will hold to her campaign promise to abolish Arizona's universal school choice program. https://twitter.com/CorinneMurdock/status/1603027042340982785 Hobbs issued the...
NAU Launches $2K ESG Climate Change Certification Program
By Corinne Murdock | Northern Arizona University (NAU) launched a climate change program geared toward a career focused on corporations’ Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) scoring. The program spans four courses, each costing $500 — $2,000...
Phoenix Will Spend Over $102 Million For Electric Buses
By Corinne Murdock | The Phoenix City Council unanimously approved a plan to spend $102 million to replace its bus fleet with electric vehicles. Outgoing councilmember Sal DiCiccio wasn’t present. Over $86.7 million (85 percent) comes from...
Arizonan Illegal Immigrant Farm Workers Petition Congress For Pathway to Citizenship
By Corinne Murdock | This week, 15 illegal immigrant farm workers are petitioning Congress to pass a pathway to citizenship in year-end legislation. An undisclosed number came from Arizona. The remainder came from California, Idaho, Michigan, and...
CDC Gave University of Arizona $7.3 Million to Study ‘Long COVID’
By Corinne Murdock | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded $7.3 million to the University of Arizona (UArizona) for a study on “long COVID.” Aiding this research will be the Arizona Department of Health Services and...
Lake Election Lawsuit Against Hobbs Scheduled For Hearings on December 21, 22
By Corinne Murdock | Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs will face off again over election matters next week — this time, over the course of two days in court. Lake’s lawsuit against Hobbs and Maricopa County kicked off on Tuesday. Judge Peter Thompson...
Mohave County Cancels Meeting to Discuss Election Litigation Against Maricopa County
By Corinne Murdock | On Monday, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors canceled their upcoming special meeting to discuss potential election litigation against Maricopa County and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. The board didn’t offer an...
Maricopa County Recorder: Mail-In Ballots More Reliable Than In-Person Votes
By Corinne Murdock | Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said that early mail-in ballots are less problematic than in-person voting. Richer made the remark during last month’s rowdy Board of Supervisors’ meeting to certify the election results....
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