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War of Words Escalates Between Hoffman and Horne

April 3, 2025 3:54 pmApril 12, 2025 1:53 pm

The war of words between State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) and Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) Tom Horne (R) continues to escalate amid allegations that Horne is not doing enough to protect Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program. The ESA...

Petersen, Hoffman Critical of Mayes’ Jobs for Ousted Feds

February 9, 2025 7:56 amFebruary 20, 2025 8:31 am

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is actively recruiting federal prosecutors, and FBI agents dismissed following their involvement in the January 6 investigations. The move comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a directive to terminate federal prosecutors overseeing the...

Petersen Champions Women at Trump EO Signing

February 5, 2025 2:38 pmFebruary 15, 2025 9:57 am

In a policy move that fulfilled one of his main campaign promises, President Donald Trump signed an executive order today entitled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The order prohibits “trans-identifying athletes” (biological males) from participating in female sports at...

Sen. Petersen Favored to Beat AG Kris Mayes in 2026 Election

January 29, 2025 4:00 pmFebruary 12, 2025 3:54 pm

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-LD14) has officially signaled his intention to run against incumbent Kris Mayes for state Attorney General in the 2026 election. The Gilbert Republican filed a statement of interest with the Arizona Secretary of State on...

AG Mayes Latest DA to Sue Trump over Birthright Citizenship Ban

January 27, 2025 9:50 amFebruary 8, 2025 1:50 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins a growing list of Democrat-state AGs to enjoin the lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order ending “Birthright Citizenship.” Under the current interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s “Equal Protection Clause,” children born in the United...

2026 AZ Gov Race Offers Epic Republican Showdown

January 22, 2025 7:11 amJanuary 26, 2025 11:36 am

In the ever-entertaining circus of Arizona politics, the 2026 gubernatorial race promises brutal primary fights. The winners of each party’s fight will emerge as formidable general election challengers. Arizona’s governor, Katie Hobbs (D), faces declining approval ratings, making a 2026...

Partisan Rancor Tops the Arizona Corporation Commission Agenda

December 20, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 6, 2025 3:04 pm

Four Republican members of the AZ Corporation Commission initiated an investigation into outgoing Commissioner Anna Tovar, which resulted in a motion to censure. They allege that the Democrat violated the Commission’s open meeting laws and code of ethics when she...