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Arizona’s Two Biggest Universities Received Grants from USAID for Addressing Overseas Climate Change, Assisting Foreign Countries
The Trump administration, with the assistance of X owner Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is shutting down partisan spending under the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), placing a freeze on all the agency’s spending while pursuing plans to shut it completely down — the website has already been taken down. Read More.
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Judge allows defendants in 'fake electors' case to move forward with anti-SLAPP motion
Defendants in the “fake electors” case won a victory in court Monday in Arizona. Read More.
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Judge's Ruling Marks Major Victory in Arizona Election Case as Anti-SLAPP Motion Succeeds
In a significant development today, Arizona Republican leaders Kelli Ward and Michael Ward scored a crucial legal victory when a judge ruled in their favor regarding their anti-SLAPP motion in the ongoing electors case. This ruling represents a substantial shift in the legal proceedings that have drawn national attention. Read More.
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Arizona Senate Passes Bill that Would Require a Two-Thirds Majority for County Supervisors, City and Town Councils to Raise Taxes
The State Senate passed a bill on Monday sponsored by Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) that will require a two-thirds majority for county supervisors, city and town councils to raise taxes. Read More.
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Some Arizonans on probation could soon have more freedom with work opportunities
Legislation to loosen regulations of probationers working passed the Arizona House Judiciary Committee unanimously on Wednesday. Read More.
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State Audit Reveals Why Voter Citizenship Was Not Tracked in Arizona, Discovers U.S. Non-Citizen Residents Illegally Registered to Vote
After concerns arose last year over the numbers of noncitizens on Arizona’s voter rolls, Governor Katie Hobbs ordered an audit to figure out why there were so many. Read More.
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Arizona Senate passes bill making it tougher for localities to hike taxes
A bill with the goal of making it tougher for cities, towns and counties to raise taxes and fees passed the Arizona State Senate on Monday. Read More.
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State Rep. Alex Kolodin Proposes Bill to Stop Lawfare, Political Prosecutions of Opponents
State Representative Alex Kolodin (R-Scottsdale) proposed a bill Tuesday, a week ago that would stop lawfare and the political prosecutions of opponents. HB 2633 broadens laws against Strategic Legal Actions Against Public Participation (known as anti-SLAPP laws) to include political and religious expression, creates additional remedies against state actors who bring SLAPP suits, and establishes an avenue for post-conviction relief when a defendant asserts that a prosecution was politically motivated. Anti-SLAPP laws prohibit using the courts to suppress the First Amendment, including the constitutional rights of petition, speech, and association. Read More.
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Military members may be eligible to pre-enroll in VA coverage, federal bill proposes
U.S. Rep. Young Kim of California is introducing legislation with the goal of making sure members of the military do not have a lapse in public Read More.
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Tariff debate plays enlarged role in Arizona
President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico, which are now halted for the next month, triggered mixed reactions in Arizona, as Mexico is the state’s biggest international Read More.
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Trump Declares National Emergency at Northern Border
President Donald Trump on Saturday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Canada border, citing an influx of human and drug smuggling coming from Canada presenting a national security threat to Americans. He did so after a record number of illegal border crossers were reported entering the U.S. from Canada, the greatest number of known or suspected terrorists were apprehended coming from Canada, and northern border terrorist arrests soared under the Biden and Trudeau administrations, The Center Square first reported. Read More.
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Medicaid Fraud Implicated in Deaths of Native Americans Who Died in Phoenix Sober Living Homes, Hobbs Blamed
A massive Medicare fraud scheme has been unraveling in the state recently, involving sketchy sober living homes taking advantage of Native Americans, many who ended up dead. Scammers used hastily popped up sober living centers to take advantage of the program, which is operated under the state’s welfare system, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Read More.
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Trump, Mexican president reach deal to delay tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. agreed to pause tariffs on imports from her country after agreeing to a border deal with U.S. President Donald Read More.
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Teachers will get paid at Isaac Elementary School District
Teachers in the Isaac Elementary School District should be receiving their paychecks soon. Read More.
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Republicans from Local to Federal Levels Focus on Election Integrity as New Terms, Sessions Begin
As new terms and legislative sessions begin, Republican politicians from the local level to the White House are focusing on passing and implementing various election integrity efforts, from banning ranked-choice voting to ending “Bidenbucks.” Read More.

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