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Gress’s Drug-Free Homeless Zone Bill Vetoed by Gov. Hobbs

May 21, 2025 11:31 amMay 22, 2025 3:05 pm

Governor Katie Hobbs rejected a bill on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that would have created drug-free zones around homeless shelters in Arizona. House Bill HB2437, sponsored by Rep. Matt Gress (R-4), would have also raised the penalties for drug dealing...

Willoughby Sponsors New AI Child Porn Penalty Bill

May 19, 2025 9:49 amMay 21, 2025 11:39 am

Pornography creators and consumers in Arizona will no longer have a free pass to use artificial intelligence featuring children in their material. Governor Katie Hobbs signed the bipartisan House Bill HB2678 into law on Monday, May 12, 2025. House Majority...

Gillette Torches AZ Dems over Human Smuggling Bust

April 28, 2025 12:37 pmMay 9, 2025 10:35 am

Representative John Gillette (R-30) is not holding back after a stunning revelation that a Democrat-appointed Arizona Department of Agriculture inspector was arrested for human smuggling. In a blistering statement released, Gillette ripped into Arizona Democrats, accusing them of enabling lawlessness...

Newest AZ 2026 Fundraising Numbers Show Clear Money Leads

April 24, 2025 11:31 amApril 30, 2025 8:34 am

(Updates highlighted below) It’s early, but Q1 campaign finance numbers are in! As Arizona’s 2026 state executive races heat up, early reports for the first quarter of 2025 reveal a competitive financial landscape across the gubernatorial, attorney general, and secretary...

Carroll’s Anti-Fraud ‘Sober Living’ Bill Signed by Hobbs

April 23, 2025 9:57 amApril 30, 2025 8:34 am

Majority Whip Frank Carroll’s Senate bill SB 1308 was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday, ensuring that Arizona’s Department of Health Services (DHS) has the tools needed to address the rampant fraud and abuse in the State’s...

Hoffman Claims Trump’s Biggs Nod is ‘Death Knell’ to Robson

April 22, 2025 7:59 amApril 28, 2025 12:37 pm

President Donald Trump has endorsed both Karrin Taylor Robson(R) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R) in Arizona’s 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary. This dual endorsement will likely intensify the race, stirring up debate within the state’s GOP ranks and providing cover for...

AZ DEMs Face ‘Civil War’ over Race, Overreach

April 21, 2025 7:19 amApril 28, 2025 12:37 pm

Newly elected Chair Robert Branscomb, who made history as the first black American to lead the state party, is calling out what he sees as an effort to pit black and brown communities against each other, along with political overreach,...