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JASON BEDRICK: Channel 12 And The Case Of The Missing Context
By Jason Bedrick | Craig Harris of Channel 12 is out with another story cunningly designed to make Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program look like a runaway subsidy for private schools. Regular readers will recognize the pattern: take real numbers,...
MIKE BENGERT: Are Scottsdale School Board Members Leaders Or Menzel Followers?
By Mike Bengert | At the June 23rd meeting, the three-member progressive majority of the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUDSD) Governing Board approved a $20,000 raise and contract extension for Dr. Menzel. His annual salary, not including stipends, bonuses, or...
YENDI PARKER: From Yuma To The Capitol: How A Local Effort Helped Deliver Historic Property Tax Relief For Arizona Veterans
By Yendi Parker | For anyone who has lived in Yuma, the sound of military aircraft overhead isn't unusual. It's part of daily life. So perhaps it is fitting that an effort to significantly expand property tax relief for Arizona's disabled veterans has roots here....
AZFEC: $1.4 Million In Small Dollar Donations Vanishes From Katie Hobbs’ Campaign Finance Report With No Explanation
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | “I’m Katie Hobbs, and the rules don’t apply to me.” That might as well run at the end of the next campaign ad featuring Arizona’s governor. Since taking office in 2023, Hobbs has been building a rap sheet of...
ALLEIGH MARRÉ: Sophie Cunningham Stuck Her Neck Out For Our Daughters. It’s Time For Parents To Join Her.
By Alleigh Marré | Sophie Cunningham seemed to have it all. As a guard for the Indiana Fever in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), Cunningham’s star power was on the rise. She boasts 5 million Instagram followers, countless brand partnerships, and...
CLIFF MALONEY: Democrats Want ID For Hot Pockets But Not For Voting?
By Cliff Maloney | While the left has been lecturing us for decades that requiring ID to vote is somehow an overt example of systemic racism, they’re now planning to require ID for the privilege of shopping in government run grocery stores. Democratic New York...
MELANIE COLLETTE: The Green Climate Fund Ran Short Of Other People’s Money
By Melanie Collette | On July 14, the UN’s Adaptation Committee put fund managers, negotiators, and development bankers on a video call to work through a problem that clearly has them rattled. The money is drying up. The Green Climate Fund, the...
EARL TAYLOR: You Cannot Swear To Defend The Constitution While Seeking To Destroy It
By Earl Taylor, Jr. | The U.S. Constitution is very clear with regards to the requirements to hold any public office in the United States. One of the requirements is as follows: “Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or...
AZFEC: Maricopa County Primary Election Proves Prop 144 Will Speed Up Election Results
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It’s pretty rare in politics to find a policy that is considered across the political spectrum as a true win, win. In the most recent primary election, Maricopa County implemented a new process that may actually be considered a...
BROOKE ROLLINS: USDA Is Reopening Our Southern Ports To Livestock
By U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins | Recently, I visited the port of entry in Douglas, Arizona, which has been traversed by cattle nearly 150 years. Last year alone, over 57,000 live cattle...
TIFFANY BENSON: Peoria Unified: This Is Why K-12 Communities Don’t Trust School Board Members
By Tiffany Benson | Anyone who can look you in the face and lie without batting an eye is a morally reckless person. I watched the KTAR interview featuring Peoria USD board members Jeff Tobey and Becky Proudfit. What should have only taken 13 minutes took me nearly...
ROB MANESS: Fauci’s Fifth Amendment Wall Cannot Shield Him From Accountability
By Rob Maness | On July 29, 2026, the American people watched Dr. Anthony Fauci sit before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, and refuse to answer more than 100 questions. He invoked the Fifth...
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