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AZ Audit Shows Growing Fiscal Distress in Schools

January 28, 2026 2:11 pmFebruary 17, 2026 12:22 pm

PHOENIX – The Arizona Auditor General has released a sobering financial risk analysis showing a sharp rise in the number of Arizona school districts drifting toward fiscal distress. The report not only pushes back on the constant drumbeat for more resources—highlighting...

Kupper Bill Blocks Public Funding of Library Assoc Dues

January 22, 2026 9:01 amFebruary 3, 2026 2:40 pm

PHOENIX — On Tuesday, the House Education Committee advanced House Bill HB2008, legislation that would prohibit public school funds from being used to pay membership dues to professional library associations, following a contentious debate over taxpayer spending and the role...

Mesnard, Olson Tax Bills to Test Hobbs’ 2026 Veto

January 16, 2026 8:18 amJanuary 28, 2026 2:12 pm

EDITOR’S NOTE: Within hours of passage, Gov. Hobbs vetoed the bill. It looks like we are poised for another year of record vetoes! Congressman Andy Biggs (R-CD5) issued a statement: “Arizonans of all backgrounds are being denied meaningful economic relief...

Kavanagh, Petersen Lead 2026 Budget Battles

January 12, 2026 3:56 pmJanuary 26, 2026 2:05 pm

As Arizona lawmakers gavel in the 2026 legislative session on Jan. 12, they’re walking straight into a familiar mess: big promises, tight money, and an election-year pressure cooker. The loudest early concern is tax conformity—whether Arizona should fully align its...

Mayes Fills Hobbs Abdication by Addressing Impending SNAP Shutoff

October 29, 2025 10:21 amNovember 9, 2025 1:29 pm

Attorney General Kris Mayes appears to be acting as the de facto governor, becoming the first Arizona official to formally address the looming shutdown of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As it stands, on November 1, 2025, nearly 900,000...

Fontes Oversee Yet Another Campaign Finance Report Failure

October 20, 2025 3:58 pmOctober 31, 2025 10:22 am

Arizona’s quarterly political campaign finance window just closed, and as usual, the reporting season kicked off with a glitch — literally. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced Thursday, that his office has been hit with another technical failure in its...

Gillette Identifies HR1’s Medicaid Changes as Corrections, not Cuts

October 10, 2025 2:32 pmOctober 23, 2025 5:16 pm

H.R.1’s Budget Cuts Could Squeeze Arizona Medicaid, Stir Political Fallout By Steve Kirwan, EditorPhoenix, Ariz. — October 10, 2025 Arizona officials are warning that the federal government’s new budget law, H.R.1—a.k.a. the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”—could deal a financial blow...