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Kavanagh Demands AG Investigation into City Speech Violation

September 18, 2024 5:00 amOctober 24, 2024 7:57 am

AZ Senator John Kavanagh (R-LD3) is demanding that AG Kris Mayes formally investigate the City of Surprise over the arrest of a resident for criticizing the city council. The Arizona Globe first reported on this on September 4, 2024, after...

Surprise Mayor Skip Hall speaking with attendees at the grand opening of Homebase hosted by Native American Connections in Surprise, Arizona

US District Court Sues City of Surprise for Free Speech Violation

September 4, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 18, 2024 8:43 am

(The Center Square) – The City of Surprise is officially being sued in the United States District Court of Arizona for alleged free speech violations. The Foundation of Individual Rights and Expression filed the lawsuit on Tuesday morning on behalf of...

Gina Swoboda speaking with attendees at the 2023 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona

AZ GOP Sues Hobbs over Unconstitutional Exec Orders

September 2, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 17, 2024 1:48 pm

Arizona’s Republican Party, under the leadership of Gina Swaboda, is challenging Governor Katie Hobbs’ authority to establish what the suit calls “de facto public assistance agencies.” Hobbs issued executive orders designating the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry (ADCRR)...

AZ Supreme Court Upholds Prop 140 Signature Challenge

August 26, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 10, 2024 4:15 pm

On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court found that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) can continue its challenge of nearly 40,000 duplicate signatures supporting Prop 140. If allowed, the proposition would allow a ballot measure to institute...

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Breaking: SCOTUS Rules AZ Voters Must Prove Citizenship

August 22, 2024 2:24 pmSeptember 3, 2024 3:26 pm

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency stay vacating a previous ruling by a radical Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel that is likely to send shock waves across the nation ahead of the 2024 presidential election. On...

Court Ruling Forces Hobbs to Submit Agency Heads to Senate Scutiny

August 22, 2024 5:00 amSeptember 3, 2024 3:26 pm

In response to Arizona Senate Republicans rejecting one of Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs’ agency candidates last year, the Governor circumvented state law by creating “Executive Deputy Directors” to act as agency heads. She effectively denied the Senate’s constitutional oversight role...

Gallego Accused of Violating Stock Act

August 15, 2024 9:50 amAugust 30, 2024 11:10 am

Under the STOCK Act, members of Congress must disclose their stock transactions and other financial holdings. This legislation mandates that members report any stock transaction over $1,000 within 30 days and no later than 45 days after the transaction. Additionally,...