Phoenix-Area Residents Evacuated as Arizona Wildfire Rages
Residents in parts of Maricopa County, home to Arizona’s capital, Phoenix, have been advised to evacuate as a raging wildfire has burned more than 3,000 acres. Maricopa County Emergency Management announced the evacuation order on social media Thursday night, starting in a specific block near Tonto National Forest. Please Evacuate. Due to the Boulder View […]
Arizona Gets a Win in Court Challenge to Biden COVID Funds Tax Restriction
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A federal appellate court dealt President Joe Biden a loss Thursday, ruling that Arizona can challenge the administration’s rule prohibiting states from using COVID-19 funds to lower taxes. Biden rallied support and passed the American Rescue Plan Act in March of last year. That law provided funding for states to […]
Arizona News: October 3, 2023
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Kari Lake No Show For Arizona Senate GOP Primary Debate, Instead Hosts Town Hall
Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kali Lake speaks at the Path to a Faith and Freedom Majority conference at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, June 21, 2024. The conservative Christian group plans to invite a series of lawmakers and political candidates to speak about the upcoming 2024 elections. Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President […]
Arizona election worker accused of stealing security device was hired despite felony theft arrest months prior
A temporary elections worker in Maricopa County, Arizona, who was caught on surveillance camera last week allegedly stealing a “digital magnetic key” from a counting center, was arrested a few months earlier for allegedly taking $1,800 in cash from a cash register while working as a cashier at a nearby grocery store, according to court […]
Arizona News: June 27, 2024
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Arizona Election Worker Charged For Alleged Security Breach In Tabulation Center
Authorities arrested a temporary election worker in Arizona for alleged security breach in a tabulation center Thursday, Fox News reported. Walter Ringfield, 37, was arrested for allegedly stealing a security fob and keys from a ballot tabulation center, according to Fox News. Security footage showed Ringfield allegedly taking a red lanyard with a crucial security […]
Arizona Republican leader threatened to ‘lynch’ top county election official
Shelby Bush, vice chair of the Maricopa County Republican Committee in Arizona, threatened to lynch the county’s top elections official. Bush said in the video that Maricopa County Recorder Steven Richer “would be lynched if he walked into this room.” Richer, who is seeking reelection, Posted a clip He posted on his account on social […]
Arizona Gov. Ducey Signs Bill to Prohibit Teaching of Critical Race Theory
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law on Friday preventing local governments from teaching critical race theory (CRT), a quasi-Marxist ideology at the center of a cultural tug-of-war between parents and school districts nationwide. The measure, known as Arizona House Bill 2906, will prohibit “the state and any […]
Republicans poised to retain Arizona congressional district as Schweikert faces lackluster contenders
Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) has nine challengers trying to end his 14-year tenure in Congress. Despite millions of Democratic dollars, Republicans will keep Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. The challengers failed to establish any notoriety in a crowded election that will be decided in the July 30 primary. The landscape for Democrats includes a $1.6 million […]