Christy Kelly, Author at Arizona Globe

Peña Leads Lawmakers Backing SPI Horne’s Anti-DEI Moves

December 3, 2025 2:14 pm

The fight over DEI in Arizona’s teacher standards just escalated — with Rep. Michele Peña and other lawmakers joining Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne in calling for an end to DEI in education. On Monday, Horne announced he...

Arizona Dems Rally Behind Embattled Senator Mark Kelly

November 29, 2025 12:54 pmNovember 29, 2025 12:56 pm

Arizona Democrats moved quickly this week to publicly defend Democrat Senator Mark Kelly. A group of congresspeople sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth objecting to what they describe as a Department of Defense investigation into the Arizona senator....

Shamp Slams Program after Known Child Predator Assaults 10YO

November 26, 2025 12:40 pmNovember 26, 2025 12:40 pm

A 25-year-old Level 2 sex offender on lifetime probation is accused of entering Orangewood Elementary School and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, triggering sharp criticism from lawmakers who say Arizona’s monitoring systems failed at every level. According to Phoenix Police...

Maricopa BOS’s Stewart Applaud’s Heap’s New Voter Signature Process

November 26, 2025 6:57 amNovember 26, 2025 12:40 pm

Maricopa County officials are offering sharply different assessments of Recorder Justin Heap’s new signature-verification process, which was used for the November 4, 2025, jurisdictional election. During last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Stewart publicly praised Heap and the elections...

AZ Lawmakers Accuse Kelly of Undermining Military

November 24, 2025 4:25 pmNovember 26, 2025 7:02 am

A coalition of Arizona state lawmakers issued a joint letter Monday sharply condemning U.S. Senator Mark Kelly’s participation in a political video that they say weaponizes servicemembers and undermines the chain of command. The letter comes as Kelly faces an...

Schweikert Channels ‘Direct Engagement’ in AZ Gov Race

November 24, 2025 11:30 amNovember 26, 2025 7:02 am

U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, the Republican representing Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, officially entered the 2026 governor’s race on September 30, 2025, abandoning what would have been another competitive reelection bid in Congress. In his announcement, first reported by Politico, Schweikert...

Mayes Official Ironically Arrested for USPS Package Theft

November 24, 2025 5:48 amNovember 24, 2025 11:31 am

A high-ranking official in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has resigned after being arrested in connection with a United States Postal Inspection Service investigation into a misdelivered package containing high-value jewelry. Vanessa Hickman, who served as the State Government Division...