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Arizona House Prepares For Cutting-Edge AI And Election Integrity Hearing

November 8, 2025 12:56 pmNovember 8, 2025 12:56 pm

On November 14, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., the Arizona House of Representatives will convene a high-profile hearing on artificial intelligence, democratic governance, and election integrity. Chaired by Alexander Kolodin (R-LD3), the session will convene leading AI and policy experts to...

REPORT: Arizona’s School Superintendents Receive ‘Richest Contracts in Public Service’

October 3, 2025 11:25 amOctober 3, 2025 11:25 am

In the latest Arizona Department of Education School District Report Card, 26 percent of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 21 percent of students were proficient in Math, yet Arizona’s school superintendents receive some of the richest...

New K-12 Science Standards Compete with Woke Norms in American Classrooms

July 15, 2024 3:46 pmJuly 15, 2024 3:46 pm

Climate change advocacy, equity-based “scientific” inquiry, anti-racism approaches, diversity and inclusion… Political indoctrination permeates K-12 science education across the nation. Standards are lowered, the scientific method disregarded and classroom instruction politicized to promote conformity, mediocrity and activism. In 2019, fourth,...

Important AZ Legal Decision Declares Homeless ‘Zone’ an Illegal Public Nuisance

March 28, 2023 7:46 amMarch 28, 2023 7:46 am

A Maricopa County judge just ruled that the city of Phoenix is maintaining an illegal “public nuisance” by encouraging a population of over 1,000 homeless people to reside in tents in a vast swath of downtown referred to as “The...