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Bolick Sponsors Ballot Initiative for Child-Trafficking Punishment

March 12, 2024 11:59 am

AZ Senator Shawnna Bolick (R-LD2) is sponsoring a ballot initiative that would allow voters to approve lifetime sentencing rules for anyone convicted of child trafficking. By creating a ballot initiative, Bolick has effectively circumvented the possibility of a Hobbs veto....

State Senator Janae Shamp and State Representative Gail Griffin at a press conference hosted by Border 911 at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Hobbs Veto of Border Protection Bill Signals 2024 Tone

March 6, 2024 8:20 am

On Monday, March 4, 2024, Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs fired her first veto salvo of 2024 by rejecting Senate Bill SB1231, dubbed the “Arizona Border Invasion Act.” The bill, which passed both houses on a straight party vote, parallelled a...

Arizona State Senator Janae Shamp speaking with attendees at the 2022 Hazlitt Summit hosted by the Young Americans for Liberty Foundation at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando Airport in Orlando, Florida.

Shamp Leads All-Star Group to Block Trump Ballot Removal

February 29, 2024 5:00 amAugust 13, 2024 8:02 pm

In a bold move circumventing the potential ballot removal of Donald Trump by Democrats, Senator Janae Shamp (R-LD29) and a group of stalworth senators and representatives have successfully passed Senate Bill SB1158. The measure would update section 16-212 of the...

Maricopa DA Mitchell Refuses Extradition, Sparks War of Words with NY

February 26, 2024 5:00 amMarch 1, 2024 11:08 am

In a loud shot fired across Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s bow, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, a Republican, is refusing to extradite accused murderer Raad Almansoori. The 26-year-old is suspected in a string of assaults and now murder spanning multiple...