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The State Senate passed legislation down party lines sponsored by State Senator Mark Finchem (R-Prescott) on Monday that would increase the security of paper ballots. SB 1123 requires the use of at least three of 10 fraud countermeasures on ballots. Accusations arose in recent elections that unofficial ballots were submitted that did not conform to the required standards, raising suspicions they were artificially inserted into the elections process by bad actors. The bill moves to the State House of Representatives next. Read More.

After being tapped by President Donald Trump last year after his election to lead the Voice of America (VOA) Kari Lake was sworn in on Monday. She was named a special adviser for VOA’s parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) until she transitions to director of VOA after Trump’s nominee Read More.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that goods from Mexico will temporarily be exempt from U.S. tariffs, but the president continued to press Canada's Prime Minister Justin Read More.

Four sanctuary city mayors who spent millions of state and federal taxpayer dollars to accommodate illegal immigrants denied that blocking federal agents from deporting criminal migrants Read More.

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down two Arizona election integrity laws last week. HB 2492 and HB 2243, sponsored by Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek) when he was in the State House, were enacted in 2022. Far left groups along with the DNC, the Arizona Democratic Party, and the Biden Administration’s DOJ Civil Rights Division filed lawsuits challenging the laws. Read More.

​Arizona's Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs and Republican legislative leaders are at an impasse over a $122 million budget shortfall affecting the state's Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD), which serves approximately 60,000 residents. ​​ Read More.

The number of foreign nationals apprehended entering the U.S. illegally reached its lowest level in recorded history in February. Read More.

Republican-backed legislation requiring state and local law enforcement in Arizona to cooperate with federal immigration authorities is now headed to the state House. Read More.

Some election integrity researchers are expanding their investigation of politicians who benefitted from questionable “Smurfing” campaign contributions, and discovered that Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) received many of them. Read More.

The Nevada Assembly Committee on Government Affairs heard a bill this week that would stop daylight saving time in the state. Read More.

A judge struck down a law in Pima County last week which made it a crime to fail to report lost or stolen guns to law enforcement within two days or face $1,000 fines. Read More.

President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, border, defense, and energy promises are one step closer to enactment after the U.S. House narrowly passed its $4.5 trillion budget Read More.

Arizona is expected to see 67,079 jobs added by 2026, according to the state's latest estimates. Read More.

The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) announced Tuesday that the agency is updating its use of force policy. Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan proposed the changes in response to the DOJ investigating PPD, as part of his effort vying to be named the permanent police chief. The new policy states that the force must be “objectively reasonable, necessary and proportional to effectively and safely resolve an incident.” However the Trump administration is shutting down the DOJ’s consent decrees with police departments across the country, and PPD officers are very concerned the policy is flawed. Read More.

Sales of existing homes slipped 4.9% in January, but year-over-year sales were up 2% as high prices and mortgage rates keep some potential buyers on the sidelines, including first-time buyers Read More.