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Former AZ Rep Austin Smith to Be Sentenced for Petition Forgery

November 20, 2025 10:12 amNovember 20, 2025 10:12 am

Former Arizona State Representative Austin Smith, a Republican who represented Legislative District 29 from 2023 to 2025 and a former senior director at Turning Point Action, is scheduled to be sentenced on January 6, 2026, after pleading guilty to charges...

AZGOP Chair Polls State Committeemen on Staying in Charge for ’26 Despite Congressional Run

October 24, 2025 12:46 pmOctober 24, 2025 12:46 pm

Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda is surveying Maricopa County state committeemen on whether she should retain her leadership role into 2026, days after announcing her congressional bid in the state’s First Congressional District. The anonymous JotForm survey, circulated on...

Demographic and Societal Shifts Are Reshaping Arizona’s Inner City Schools

September 23, 2025 5:05 pmSeptember 23, 2025 5:24 pm

The Kyrene School District in Tempe, Arizona, is set to close or repurpose nine schools, a decision that has sparked outrage among parents and students. However, as ABC15 Data Analyst Garrett Archer’s recent work reveals, this move is not an...