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Bolick Animal Cruelty Bill Passes Legislature Despite GOP Concerns

June 25, 2025 4:36 pmJune 26, 2025 10:51 am

Senator Shawnna Bolick sponsored Senate Bill SB1658 as a way to expand what the State considers to be animal cruelty. However, despite general support from pet owners, the bill has sparked a firestorm of controversy among some Republicans. The bill,...

Petersen, Montenegro Stand Against Challenges to Unborn Protections

June 23, 2025 4:27 pmJune 25, 2025 4:36 pm

Arizona Senate Pres. Warren Petersen (R-12) and House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) have officially intervened in a lawsuit related to last election’s Proposition 139, more commonly known as the “Right to Abortion Initiative.” The case, entitled Isaacson v. Arizona, was...

Biasiucci Committed to ‘Healthier Arizona’ Despite Hobbs Veto

June 12, 2025 10:10 amJune 20, 2025 4:40 pm

MESA, AZ – Arizona State Representative Leo Biasiucci, who championed the Hobbs-vetoed House Bill HB2165 prohibiting the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy or non-food items (alcohol, vitamins, pet food, etc.), remains dedicated to improving health among Arizona children....

Axon’s Scottsdale Deal Crumbles over ‘Toxic’ Opposition

June 10, 2025 1:10 pmJune 20, 2025 4:40 pm

For a brief moment, it looked like Axon had thrown in the towel on Scottsdale. ABC15 in Arizona quickly reported: “JUST IN: Axon has announced it is no longer with the City of Scottsdale in its plans to build a...

Musk-Trump ‘Clash of the Titans’ Sparks Unity Call in Arizona

June 6, 2025 4:09 pmJune 20, 2025 4:41 pm

As tensions flared between the two powerhouse figures in American politics, Donald Trump and Elon Musk, grassroots leaders and Arizona conservatives urged focus and cooperation, reminding Republicans what is truly at stake. The political alliance between President Donald Trump and...

Nguyen’s 2A ‘Obsession’ Stems from Fight Against Socialism

June 5, 2025 4:31 pmJune 20, 2025 4:41 pm

Rep. Quang Nguyen (R-1) knew by the age of five or six that communism had destroyed his home country of Vietnam. And today, at the age of 62, he knows something else: he would do anything to prevent it from...

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

May 21, 2025 11:31 amJune 2, 2025 4:10 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...