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DOJ Intervenes in Arizona’s Ongoing Legal Battle To Protect Voter ID Laws

October 20, 2025 4:27 pmOctober 20, 2025 4:27 pm

Last Friday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen’s ongoing legal battle to protect the Republican-led passage of two voter ID laws requiring proof of citizenship to vote in elections. The lawsuit, Mi...

Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures

October 20, 2025 2:55 amOctober 20, 2025 2:56 am

What could possibly make someone leave Laguna Niguel and Coachella Valley, California for a move to Goodyear, Arizona? According to our latest interview with Barri on Leaving California, California’s highest-in-the-country cost-of-living, and “quality of life.” Everyone is piling on California...

Sheriff Lamb Gallops to 54 percent Lead in AZ-05 GOP Primary Poll

October 17, 2025 11:24 amOctober 17, 2025 11:25 am

A newly released poll shows that Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb isn’t just leading the pack in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District Republican primary—he’s lapping the field. NextGenP, the national consulting firm with a knack for early-cycle crystal balls, has...

AZGOP Chair Accused of Congressional Run Gets ‘Loomer-ed’

October 15, 2025 12:40 pmOctober 15, 2025 12:40 pm

Arizona GOP chairwoman Gina Swoboda became the center of a political firestorm last week following the announcement of Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ01) vacating his congressional seat to run for Governor. With word spreading of a fundraising reception for Swoboda in...

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...

Arizona Medicaid Chief’s Expired License Sparks GOP Outcry

October 7, 2025 10:25 amOctober 7, 2025 10:25 am

In a revelation that’s sending shockwaves through Arizona’s political landscape, the chief medical officer for the state’s Medicaid program, AHCCCS, has been operating with an expired medical license for nearly two months. Dr. Theresa Costales, appointed by Democratic Governor Katie...

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...