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Toma Issues HCR2060 to Prevent Payouts to Illegals

February 23, 2024 3:30 pm

Arizona’s House Speaker Ben Toma (R-27) issued a Concurrent Resolution on February 14, 2024, dubbed the Protecting Arizona Against Illegal Immigration Act, that tightens up state rules regarding the employment of and public benefits for illegal border crossers. On an...

Speaker Ben Toma with House Minority Leader Andrés Cano

AZ Speaker Ben Toma Releases Committee Assignments

December 30, 2023 10:22 am

Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma released committee assignments for the Second Regular Session of the 56th Legislature, which opens on January 8, 2024. Although there were no surprises, the press release was likely lost due to the Christmas holiday. So,...

Yuge News: Trump Endorses Hamadeh

December 8, 2023 5:37 pmDecember 18, 2023 8:22 am

An atomic bomb landed in the suburbs north of Phoenix today when former President Donald J. Trump endorsed Republican Congressional candidate Abraham Hamadeh. The seat, made open by the surprise resignation of Debbie Lesko, has set off a frenzy among...

Phoenix Businesses See Hope After ‘The Zone’ Cleanup

November 10, 2023 12:15 pm

Business owners in and around “The Zone,” Downtown Phoenix’s infamous homeless encampment, breathed a collective sigh of relief after the City met a court-ordered Nov 4, 2023 deadline to clear out all tents and other remnants from around the Capital’s...

Toma and Petersen Release Joint Proclamation Supporting Israel

October 13, 2023 10:25 am

In a gesture of support for Israel, the Arizona Legislature filed a Joint Legislative Proclamation denouncing the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and calling on President Biden to defend Israeli and U.S. citizens. Signed by House Speaker Ben Toma (R-27)...

AZ Legislators Join Oregon Homeless Encampment Suit

September 24, 2023 11:50 am

In a press release dated Sept. 20, Arizona Senate leader Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) announced that the Legislature filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in “City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al. At the heart...