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Arizona Budget Battle Looms, Governor Hobbs Admits ‘Tough Year’ Ahead

September 29, 2025 12:44 pmSeptember 29, 2025 1:01 pm

As the 2026 Arizona legislative session nears, Governor Katie Hobbs (D) has acknowledged the challenges after a year of heavy criticism for fiscal mismanagement from Republican lawmakers. Despite the admonishment of legislative leaders, several of her departments are pushing for...

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...

India’s Ethanol Gambit: A Muddled Climate Policy

September 22, 2025 4:00 pmSeptember 22, 2025 4:02 pm

Indian authorities have accelerated a nationwide transition to a 20% ethanol blend in gasoline. Of the 1.46 billion people in India, many, including myself, were completely unaware that gasoline at the pumps was now a 20% blend. This is because...

Separating Fact from Fiction Following Charlie Kirk’s Murder: Latter-day Saints Are Peaceful Followers of Jesus Christ

September 20, 2025 8:49 amSeptember 20, 2025 8:49 am

The tragic murder of conservative champion Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10th has unleashed a torrent of misinformation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From media accounts, Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old shooter, reportedly came...

9th Circuit Rules AZ SOS Fontes Cannot Criminalize Speech at Polling Places

September 17, 2025 12:39 pmSeptember 17, 2025 12:39 pm

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled on Tuesday that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) cannot enforce his Election Procedures manual (EPM) provision that bans “offensive or insulting speech” at polling places, finding the language vague, broad,...

Arizona Rep Blows Whistle on Election Scandal That Could Jeopardize 2026 Midterms

September 16, 2025 9:00 amSeptember 16, 2025 9:00 am

Arizona faced a digital invasion that should have sent shockwaves through the halls of every election office statewide just two months ago, but it didn’t. In July 2025, pro-Iranian hackers breached the Arizona Secretary of State’s (SOS) Candidate Portal, defacing...

Report Reveals CCP Exploits University Ties To Gain Access to DOD Funded Research

September 14, 2025 12:09 pmSeptember 14, 2025 12:10 pm

A report from the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, following two years of research, and an exposé from the Associated Press that has received very little attention, outlined a...