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LA Expands Speed-Camera Program As Arizona Voters Weigh State-Wide Ban

July 29, 2026 1:56 pmJuly 29, 2026 1:56 pm

A Phoenix woman said she opened her front door expecting an Amazon delivery, only to receive a $250 photo-radar citation from a process server wearing a blue vest, drawing attention to the private contractor operating Phoenix’s renewed speed-camera program as...

AZ Democrat JoAnna Mendoza Reaffirms Opposition To Transgender Sports Restrictions Ahead Of Prop 318 Vote

July 28, 2026 4:40 pmJuly 28, 2026 4:45 pm

Democratic congressional nominee JoAnna Mendoza reaffirmed her opposition to legislatively imposed restrictions on transgender participation in school sports as Arizona voters prepare to decide Proposition 318 in November. Mendoza addressed the issue in a statement published Monday by American Journal...

Trump Alerted After 1,357 Arizona Primary Ballots Returned As Undeliverable

July 28, 2026 10:34 amJuly 28, 2026 10:34 am

Former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda said she alerted President Donald Trump after 1,357 mail ballots sent to Navajo County voters were returned as undeliverable before Arizona’s July 21 primary election. Swoboda, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination...

Hobbs Touts ‘No Tax On Tips’ After Vetoing Provision In Three Bills

July 28, 2026 8:39 amJuly 28, 2026 8:39 am

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is promoting the state’s newly enacted “No Tax on Tips” provision as part of a $1.4 billion tax-relief package after vetoing three earlier Republican-backed bills containing substantially similar relief. “I’m proud my 4th bipartisan budget cuts...

La Jolla’s Secession Drive Exposes San Diego’s Out-of-Control Bureaucracy

July 27, 2026 4:20 pmJuly 27, 2026 4:20 pm

La Jolla’s push to break away from San Diego has laid bare a city government that has grown wildly out of control under complete Democratic rule. Former City Manager Jack McGrory, now chief negotiator for the Association for the City...

Kiley, GOP Lawmakers Urge HHS to Block Newsom’s Healthcare Tax

July 27, 2026 10:45 amJuly 27, 2026 10:45 am

Independent U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, joined by Republican colleagues including Reps. Jay Obernolte, James Gallagher, Ken Calvert, Vince Fong, and Young Kim, has formally asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to deny federal approval of...

San Diego Democrat Marni von Wilpert Pushes Open Borders Agenda, Aligns With Defund-the-Police Activists

July 25, 2026 12:44 pmJuly 25, 2026 12:44 pm

San Diego City Councilmember and Democratic congressional candidate Marni von Wilpert has exposed her open-borders agenda, declaring that “We shouldn’t be cooperating with immigration enforcement in California.” The statement tracks with her explicit embrace of the California Values Act, the...