Federal officials have quizzically left 114 floodgates open across the US border in Arizona for nearly two months — making the Grand Canyon State the busiest illegal border crossing in the co… Read More.
Former President Trump is set to face trial in March 2024 in the Justice Department’s case targeting his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election. Read More.
The Arizona Supreme Court will review the state's abortion laws, which puts both the currently enforced 15-week ban and a more restrictive 1864 territorial ban back Read More.
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kristen Sinema (I-AZ) have asked for answers from three federal agencies after the state received just $23.9 million of more than $800 million in funding they helped secure to fund private organizations that house illegal immigrants released into the United States after being encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) during their transit across the border. Read More.
The Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee's July fiscal highlights indicate that some taxes in the state did not generate the amount of revenue anticipated. Read More.
Yuma Regional Medical Center and the Goldwater Institute are warning Yuma County leaders about a property tax proposal they believe is illegal. Read More.
Two Arizona Republican State Representatives have filed an SB 1487 complaint with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes requesting an investigation and report into an ordinance the City of Phoenix passed in June authorizing the transfer of hundreds of unclaimed firearms to the National Police of Ukraine. Read More.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell warns about the importance of drug-related education of youth in her National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day statement Monday. Read More.
Attorneys for Scot Mussi, the president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, sent Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes a letter earlier this month threatening litigation if Fontes did not clean up the state’s voter rolls. Read More.
Southwest border encounters in July, including those who arrived at ports of entry with or without a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol OneTM appointment, totaled 183,503. Read More.
Federal and local authorities in the Phoenix area have seized nearly 100,000 fentanyl pills and more than 20 pounds of fentanyl powder in just two law enforcement actions. This quantity of the Schedule II drug could potentially cause more than 5 million fatal overdoses. Read More.
