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Beyond the Polls: Arizona’s Churches Signal a National Faith Revival

October 8, 2025 3:03 pmOctober 9, 2025 10:32 am

A recent Pew Research study reported that 58 percent of Arizonans identified as Christian in 2023-24, a decline from 71 percent in 2007, alongside a rise in Republican-leaning respondents to 52 percent from 38 percent, according to AZ Central. These...

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...

Bill to Limit ‘Predatory Lending’ Excludes Three Lenders Who Stand to Benefit From Legislation

October 5, 2019 4:55 pmOctober 7, 2019 1:36 pm

A bill to bar “predatory lenders,” like payday small loan companies, from imposing excessively high-interest rates on people who borrow $2,500 up to $10,000, is sitting on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting his signature or his veto. “Assembly Bill 539...

California Legislation to Limit Predatory Lending Excludes Three Lenders

June 13, 2019 12:10 pmJune 13, 2019 10:10 am

Assembly Bill 539 by Assemblywoman Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) establishes an interest rate cap of 36 percent plus the federal funds rate for California Financing Law (CFL) licensee-provided consumer loans with principal amounts between $2,500 and $10,000. This bill also...