By Daniel Stefanski | Arizona’s Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction is standing up for an in-state university in a battle against the federal government. This week, Arizona’s school’s chief, Tom Horne, sent a letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education, urging the agency head to “change [his] position on Grand Canyon University (GCU) and come to a satisfactory resolution.” Earlier this month, Cardona said of his department’s efforts over GCU: “Going after predatory schools preying on first generation students. They have flashy marketing materials, but the ..read more

By Daniel Stefanski | A Republican State Senator is speaking out against the Arizona governor’s decision to veto one of his education-related bills. Last week, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB 1151, which would have allowed state teachers or administrators in all schools to “read or post copies or excerpts of the Ten Commandments.” Hobbs, in a veto letter to Senate President Warren Petersen, explained that she had “serious concerns about the constitutionality of this legislation,” adding that she also felt it “is also unnecessary.” The sponsor of the bill, Senator Anthony Kern, expressed his out ..read more

By Staff Reporter | The Arizona House voted on Wednesday to repeal the state’s total abortion ban in a close 32-28 vote. The repeal is now in the Senate’s hands.  Three Republicans joined Democrats to eradicate Arizona’s abortion ban: Tim Dunn, Matt Gress, Justin Wilmeth. The repeal would mean that another existing law restricting abortions after 15 weeks goes into effect. The historic abortion ban predates Arizona’s statehood and lasted up until the Supreme Court’s codification of abortion in 1973 through Roe v. Wade. House Speaker Ben Toma, congressional candidate for District 8, s ..read more

By David Blackmon | The whole “net-zero by 2050” narrative that cranked up in earnest in early 2021 has now become a public relations problem for the climate-alarm movement, according to a senior official at the United Nations. Chris Stark, the outgoing chief executive of the UN’s Climate Change Committee (CCC), said as reported by the Guardian: “Net zero has definitely become a slogan that I feel occasionally is now unhelpful, because it’s so associated with the campaigns against it. That wasn’t something I expected.” As seems to always be the case among the globalist sponsors of th ..read more

By Staff Reporter | On Monday, the Arizona Superior Court declared a mistrial in the case of George Alan Kelly, 75, the rancher who shot and killed an illegal immigrant trespassing his property. The jury was unable to reach a verdict in Kelly’s case (CR-23-0026). Judge Thomas Fink scheduled a status reading for next Monday, April 29, to allow the state to determine whether it would request a retrial.  Fink read aloud a note from the jurors insisting that further deliberations wouldn’t resolve their deadlock. The Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office initially charged Kelly with first-degre ..read more

By Elizabeth Troutman | The largest Christian university in the U.S., Grand Canyon University (GCU), defended itself against “disturbing and defamatory” public comments made by the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. “Mr. Cardona’s inflammatory comments, which are legally and factually incorrect, are so reckless that GCU has no choice but to demand an immediate retraction,” the statement says. “He is either confused, misinformed or does not understand the actions taken by his own agency.” At the House Appropriations Committee hearing last week, Cardona said “we are cracking ..read more

By Elizabeth Troutman | A Democratic Arizona congressman waved a Ukrainian flag on the House floor after the approval of additional Ukraine aid, though the Grand Canyon state is facing a crisis of its own.  Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Phoenix, waved a Ukrainian flag on the floor of the U.S. House on Saturday as members of his Democratic Party chanted “Ukraine.” Stanton joined a minority of Republicans in approving $60 billion in additional military aid for the Ukrainian government. Phoenix radio personality, James T. Harris, raised questions about Stanton’s priorities. Arizona is currently the n ..read more

By Elizabeth Troutman | Arizona is the state with the third best economic climate, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  “Arizona’s high ranking is a direct result of significant pro-growth income and property tax reform that has supercharged our economy,” President of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club Scot Mussi told AZ Free News. “In the last decade we have slashed our income tax rates in half, cut taxes on capital gains, and significantly reduced the property tax burden on small businesses.” Utah and Idaho surpassed the Grand Canyon state for ..read more

By Daniel Stefanski | One Arizona Republican lawmaker is cheering on the success of her efforts to protect children in her state this legislative session. Earlier this week, Senator Janae Shamp issued a press release to highlight two of her bills that were recently signed into law by Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs. Those bills were SB 1236 and SB 1404. ? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senator Shamp Champions Legislation to Protect Arizona’s Children pic.twitter.com/JowWIL4vKy — AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) April 17, 2024 According to the legislative fact sheets for both proposals, SB 1236 woul ..read more

By Staff Reporter | Democratic Congressman and Senate candidate Ruben Gallego was characterized as having “walked out” on his wife and unborn child in a new attack ad from GOP forces. The ad, created by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), said Gallego left his former wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, for a “D.C. lobbyist”: his current wife, Sydney Barron, a lobbyist for the National Association of Realtors.  “If deadbeat dad Ruben Gallego would abandon his own family, he won’t be there for Arizonans when it matters most,” stated the ad.  A press release accompanying ..read more