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Hobbs launched new criticisms against the Empowerment Savings Accounts (ESA) program, the school choice initiative allowing all Arizona families to direct education spending to charter or private schools, calling ESAs "unsustainable" and "unaccountable" after reporting the program is estimated to cause a shortfall in the Arizona General Fund. Read More.

Arizona State University (ASU) theology professor Dr. Owen Anderson claimed the university now uses Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) questions to "screen" and exclude job applicants during the hiring process. Dr. Anderson revealed this information to The Arizona Sun Times when reached to discuss a recent hearing in the Arizona Legislature that examined freedom of expression at the taxpayer-funded institution. Read More.

For drivers headed to California from Arizona, new data confirms that it’s a better idea to fill the gas tank up before crossing into the Golden Read More.

Texas has a right to defend its own border, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday in response to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding the state remove marine barriers placed in the Rio Grande River in the Eagle Pass area of Texas. Read More.

The Supreme Court could hear a case questioning a California agency’s coordination with Twitter to censor election-related “misinformation.” Read More.

A judge has blocked Arizona’s new law prohibiting transgenders from participating in girls’ sports from going into effect. Read More.

Members of the Navajo Nation in southwestern U.S. say the federal government is leaving their people behind with its energy policies, crippling their economy and leaving Read More.

On Wednesday the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors selected former Arizona House of Representative member Republican Shawnna Bolick to fill a seat in the State Senate for Legislative District 2 which represents areas of north Phoenix. Read More.

Arizona’s unemployment rate increased slightly in June, but tens of thousands of jobs have been added in the state since last year. Read More.

Republican lawmakers led the first legislative committee hearing on Tuesday to investigate the freedom of speech in Arizona’s public universities and to look into the events surrounding a program titled “Health, Wealth and Happiness,” presented by Arizona State University (ASU)‘s T.W. Lewis Center. Read More.

Former state Rep. Shawnna Bolick will return to the Arizona Legislature again as a senator following her unanimous appointment to LD-2 by the Maricopa County Board of Read More.

Hobbs addressed Navajo Nation leaders on Monday as part of an effort by the administration to grow relationships with indigenous tribes. Read More.

Members of the Pima County Republican Party joined a local church's protest against a drag queen story hour held at a Tucson book store, receiving public support from an Arizona state senator who passed a bill to restrict children's access to adult entertainment venues only to have it vetoed by Governor Katie Hobbs. Read More.

Democrat Congressman Ruben Gallego, Republican Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, and Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema released their quarter-two fundraising numbers in the Arizona Senate race this Read More.

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) confirmed he is "concerned" about the No Labels Party (NLP) of Arizona after the group announced an event with Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) when asked whether the nascent party could cost President Joe Biden the 2024 election. Read More.