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Hoffman Taps Former GOP Candidate Andrew Gould To Lead Hobbs Investigation

September 21, 2026 12:30 pmSeptember 22, 2026 8:57 am

State Senator Jake Hoffman announced Monday that former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould will serve as special counsel in the Senate investigation involving Gov. Katie Hobbs and Sunshine Residential Homes. The Senate says the move adds independent legal oversight...

EXCLUSIVE: Ava’s Law Belongs To Everyone, Gress Says

September 15, 2026 9:41 amSeptember 22, 2026 9:03 am

Late last week, State Rep. Matt Gress, up for re-election in LD4, posted the seemingly most anodyne campaign video possible online. The video shows lobbyist Gretchen Jacobs championing Gress as someone who stands up for children with special needs. But...

CUSD Unified Votes to Invoke Land Acknowledgments

September 14, 2026 11:23 amSeptember 15, 2026 8:55 am

On September 9, 2026, Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) voted 3-2 to invoke a land acknowledgement before every board meeting and graduation ceremony. Board members ultimately decided on the issue after Board President Patti Serrano initially sought to advance the...

Gov. Hobbs Blocks Removal of Salt River Horses Amid Feud With State Rep. Reim

September 14, 2026 9:05 amSeptember 15, 2026 10:02 am

On August 18, Governor Katie Hobbs announced plans to pause removal of wild horses from Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in 2026 and 2027, giving researchers at public universities the chance to conduct a genetic viability study of the herd and...

Federal Incursion into Border Region Strains Relations With Tohono O’odham

September 8, 2026 9:43 amSeptember 10, 2026 2:14 pm

On August 25, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors, along with about 20 armed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officers, came onto tribal lands with drill trucks and set to work at three separate...

Competition Impracticable–Petersen Highlights Stacey Champion’s Role in Mayes’ Tenure

September 4, 2026 8:41 amSeptember 8, 2026 9:43 am

Stacey Champion did everything for Kris Mayes’ campaign. Public relations. Communications. Design. Zoom calls. Early-morning MSNBC appearances. Even Mayes’ makeup. “I was always her cheerleader & optimist,” Champion tweeted shortly after Mayes took office in January 2023. “I got shit...

Damage to Hopi Headdress Underscores Precarious State of Many Native Artifacts

August 24, 2026 10:08 amAugust 28, 2026 9:57 am

The damaging of a priceless Hopi artifact at the Desert View Watchtower in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park earlier this summer has refocused attention on the vulnerability of such relics and the limited legal power of indigenous tribes to take...