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MCRC Slams Schweikert’s Racism Claim Against Biggs

April 8, 2026 10:51 am

The Executive Board of the Maricopa County Republican Committee (MCRC) issued a sharp rebuke Tuesday night of campaign messaging from Congressman David Schweikert’s gubernatorial campaign, accusing it of deploying “false and lazy accusations” against fellow Republican Congressman Andy Biggs. In a...

Shope, Kavanagh, Petersen Challenge Pima County’s ICE Refusal

April 6, 2026 5:47 pmApril 8, 2026 12:50 pm

Arizona Senate Republicans escalated Arizona’s latest immigration-enforcement fight this week by asking Attorney General Kris Mayes to review whether Pima County’s new anti-ICE policy violates state law — a move that could turn a local dispute into a statewide test...

Pinals’s Miller FIles Suit to Prevent BOS Ice Partnership Ban

April 3, 2026 3:50 pmApril 8, 2026 12:50 pm

The running legal and political fight between the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and Pinal County Attorney Brad Miller over immigration enforcement has become a high-stakes test of who controls county power in Arizona when local officials clash over cooperation...

EXCLUSIVE: Petersen Rails Against Hobbs’ Tax ‘Chaos’

April 2, 2026 12:55 pmApril 3, 2026 3:56 pm

PHOENIX — Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-14) urged Arizonans to file their taxes immediately, despite the uncertainty caused by Governor Katie Hobbs’ vetoes of recent tax conformity legislation. With the April 15 deadline approaching, the GOP leader warned that...

Olson Slams Hobb’s over Tax Conformity Refusal

March 31, 2026 3:52 pmApril 2, 2026 1:10 pm

PHOENIX — From Rep. Justin Olson’s perspective, Gov. Katie Hobbs’ decision not to sign full tax conformity legislation has turned what should have been a routine filing season into a preventable problem for Arizona taxpayers. Hobbs vetoed HB 2785 on...